Tsaghkashen, Gegharkunik
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Tsaghkashen
| native_name = Ծաղկաշեն
| image_skyline = ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ Ս. ՀՈՎՀԱՆՆԵՍ 2.jpg
| image_caption = St. Hovhannes Church in Tsaghkashen
| image_size = 150px
| pushpin_map = Armenia#Gegharkunik
| mapsize = 150px
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Armenia
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gegharkunik
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Gavar
| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www.armstat.am/file/article/1._bajin_1_182-311.pdf|title=The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia|author=Statistical Committee of Armenia}}
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 470
| timezone = AMT
| utc_offset = +4
| coordinates = {{coord|40|18|17|N|45|03|19|E|region:AM|display=inline,title}}
| footnotes = {{GEOnet2|32FA881E692A3774E0440003BA962ED3}}
}}
Tsaghkashen ({{langx|hy|Ծաղկաշեն}}) is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Etymology
The village was previously known as Kyarimkend.
History
The village was founded in 1859. The village church dedicated to St. Hovhannes dates to the 9th-10th century.
Gallery
ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ Ս. ՀՈՎՀԱՆՆԵՍ 1.jpg|St. Hovhannes Church
ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ Ս. ՀՈՎՀԱՆՆԵՍ 3.jpg|St. Hovhannes Church
Cemetery near St Hovhannes Church, Tsaghkashen.jpg|Cemetery near St. Hovhannes Church
St Hovhannes Church, Tsaghkashen (9).jpg|St. Hovhannes Church interior
References
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External links
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- {{ArmenianCensus|146}}
- {{citation|last=Kiesling |first=Brady |title=Rediscovering Armenia: Guide |publisher=Matit Graphic Design Studio|location=Yerevan, Armenia|year=2005}}
- {{RediscoveringArmenia|44}}
{{Gegharkunik|state=expanded}}
{{Portal bar|Geography}}
Category:Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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