Zangakatun
Zangakatun (Armenian: Զանգակատուն; until 1948, Chanakhchi and Russified as Nizhniye Chanakhchi, from 1948 to 1992, Sovetashen) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Zangakatun is the birthplace and burial site of Paruyr Sevak; his house is a museum. The village is also home to a 10th-century chapel.
Zangakatun
Զանգակատուն | |
|---|---|
 Paruyr Sevak House-Museum in Zangakatun | |
  Zangakatun | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′34″N 45°03′04″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Ararat |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,227 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
See also
References
- Zangakatun at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 30; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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