Charchakis
40°42′02″N 44°19′28″E / 40.70056°N 44.32444°E
Dzhardzharis church
Charchakis
Ճարճակիս | |
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  Charchakis  Charchakis | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 44°19′34″E / 40.70333°N 44.32611°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Aragatsotn |
| Municipality | Alagyaz |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 443 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Charchakis (Armenian: Ճարճակիս) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was originally known as Charchakes and Jarjaris. Between 1978 and 2006 the village was known as Derek. Derek means spring or source in Kurmanji Kurdish. It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.
References
- ^ "Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան - Դերեկ". www.nayiri.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Ճարճակիս" (PDF). archive.fo. 2019-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- Charchakis at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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