Zolakar

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Zolakar

| native_name = Զոլաքար

| image_skyline = Զոլաքար, գերեզմանոց 09.jpg

| image_caption = A view of Zolakar and Lake Sevan from St. George's Church

| pushpin_map = Armenia#Gegharkunik

| mapsize = 150px

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Armenia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gegharkunik

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Martuni

| leader_title = Mayor

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 1829

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://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 = 6,381

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = AMT

| utc_offset = +4

| coordinates = {{coord|40|07|30|N|45|22|30|E|region:AM|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 1999

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 1407

| footnotes = {{GEOnet2|32FA881E676E3774E0440003BA962ED3}}

}}

Zolakar ({{langx|hy|Զոլաքար}}), is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was known as Zolakhach until 1935.

History

The village was founded in 1829 by emigrants from Alashkert. Zolakar is home to the historic St. George's Church, Tukh Manuk chapels, as well as Bronze Age cemeteries. In the center of the village is a funerary monument.{{cite book|last1=Kiesling| first1=Brady| first2=Raffi| last2= Kojian| year=2005 |title=Rediscovering Armenia: Guide| edition= 2nd| publisher=Matit Graphic Design Studio| location=Yerevan| page=80| isbn=99941-0-121-8}}

Gallery

Զոլաքարի սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի 01.jpg|St. George's Church of Zolakar

Զոլախաչի գերեզմանոց 04.jpg|Khachkars in Zolakar

Գերեզմանոց Զոլաքարի 32.jpg|Zolakar cemetery

Զոլաքարի Սուրբ Հովհաննես մատուռ.jpg|St. Hovhannes Chapel

Գերեզմանոց, Զոլաքար 006.jpg|Zolakar cemetery

Սարի Սուրբ.jpg|Scenery around Zolakar

Եկեղեցի Սբ. Գևորգ, Զոլաքար 01.jpg|St. George's Church of Zolakar

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