40°08′24″N 45°11′24″E / 40.14000°N 45.19000°E / 40.14000; 45.19000

Tsovasar
Ծովասար
Khachkars in Tsovasar
Khachkars in Tsovasar
Tsovasar is located in Armenia
Tsovasar
Tsovasar
Tsovasar is located in Gegharkunik
Tsovasar
Tsovasar
Coordinates: 40°08′24″N 45°11′24″E / 40.14000°N 45.19000°E / 40.14000; 45.19000
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityMartuni
Population
  Total2,708
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Tsovasar at GEOnet Names Server

Tsovasar (Armenian: Ծովասար) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Tazakend.

History

The town contains a church, dedicated to St. Grigor Lusavorich, dating to the 9th century, and a 16th-century St. Astavatsatsin church.

References

  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
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