Gandzakar (Armenian: Գանձաքար) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, located to the immediate south of the town of Ijevan.
Gandzakar
Գանձաքար | |
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Coordinates: 40°50′24″N 45°09′47″E / 40.84000°N 45.16306°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Tavush |
Municipality | Ijevan |
Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,434 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Gandzakar at GEOnet Names Server |
Toponymy
editThe village was known as Aghdan until 1978.[2]
Administration
editThe current mayor of Gandzakar is Shahen Shahinyan. The Deputy Mayor is Zarmayil Mardanyan. The village administration actively works with Peace Corps volunteers.
References
edit- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 111, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine