Aghavnavank
Aghavnavank (Armenian: Աղավնավանք; Azerbaijani: Salah) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province in Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2]
Aghavnavank
Աղավնավանք | |
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 A view of Aghavnavank | |
  Aghavnavank | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′51″N 45°05′36″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Tavush |
| Elevation | 1,443 m (4,734 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 337 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Aghavnavank at GEOnet Names Server | |
A hiking trail featuring the 12th/13th-century Aghavnavank Monastery, and a yew grove of the Dilijan National Park is located near the village.[3]
Notable people
- Ramazan Abbasov, Azerbaijani footballer born here in 1983.
Gallery
Aghavnavank Yew Grove, Dilijan National Park
Aghavnavank Monastery
Scenery around Aghavnavank
Dilijan National Park Hiking Trail
Aerial view of Aghavnavank Monastery
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- "Հայաստանով մեկ. Աղավնավանք". 1tv.am. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- "Yew Grove, Aghavnavank, Gandzakar Church Hiking Trail". All Trails.
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