Gandzakar
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.
Toponymy
The village was known as Aghdan until 1978.
Administration
The current mayor of Gandzakar is Shahen Shahinyan. The Deputy Mayor is Zarmayil Mardanyan. The village administration actively works with Peace Corps volunteers.
References
- ^ 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