Karchaghbyur
Not to be confused with Khachaghbyur.
Karchaghbyur Կարճաղբյուր | |
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Karchaghbyur | |
Coordinates: 40°09′50″N 45°34′20″E / 40.16389°N 45.57222°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,470 |
Coordinates: 40°09′50″N 45°34′20″E / 40.16389°N 45.57222°E Karchaghbyur (Armenian: Կարճաղբյուր, also Romanized as Karchakhpyur, Karchaghbur, and Karchaghpyur; formerly, Gedakbulag) is a town in the Gegharkunik province of Armenia. A walled settlement abandoned in the 1st century BCE, of the Persian or Hellenistic period, is being excavated.
References
- Karchaghbyur at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 47; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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