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'''Ashnak''' ({{lang-hy|Աշնակ}}) is a town in the [[Aragatsotn|Aragatsotn Province]] of [[Armenia]]. |
'''Ashnak''' ({{lang-hy|Աշնակ}}; formerly, '''Eshniak''') is a town in the [[Aragatsotn|Aragatsotn Province]] of [[Armenia]]. The town is known from the [[5th century]], but was relocated to its present site in [[1830]]. The town's environs include the ruins of a [[10th century]] chapel, a [[5th century]] church, and ancient fort. Prior to the break up of the [[Soviet Union]], Ashnak had a folk dance troupe that toured internationally. |
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*[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-17&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazeteer: Armenia] – World-Gazetteer.com |
*[http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-17&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazeteer: Armenia] – World-Gazetteer.com |
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*[http://www.armstat.am/file/doc/70.pdf Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census] |
*[http://www.armstat.am/file/doc/70.pdf Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census] |
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*Kiesling, ''Rediscoving Armenia'', p. 18, available online at the [http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf US embassy to Armenia's website] |
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Revision as of 06:52, 5 August 2008
40°19′39″N 43°55′00″E / 40.32750°N 43.91667°E
Ashnak Աշնակ | |
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| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Aragatsotn |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,347 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Ashnak (Template:Lang-hy; formerly, Eshniak) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is known from the 5th century, but was relocated to its present site in 1830. The town's environs include the ruins of a 10th century chapel, a 5th century church, and ancient fort. Prior to the break up of the Soviet Union, Ashnak had a folk dance troupe that toured internationally.
References
- Ashnak at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
- Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 18, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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