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Tsovak

Coordinates: 40°10′58″N 45°38′02″E / 40.18278°N 45.63389°E / 40.18278; 45.63389
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Tsovak
Ծովակ
A view of Tsovak
A view of Tsovak
Tsovak is located in Armenia
Tsovak
Tsovak
Tsovak is located in Gegharkunik
Tsovak
Tsovak
Coordinates: 40°10′58″N 45°38′02″E / 40.18278°N 45.63389°E / 40.18278; 45.63389
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityVardenis
Elevation
1,920 m (6,300 ft)
Population
 • Total2,319
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1612
Tsovak at GEOnet Names Server

Tsovak (Armenian: Ծովակ) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

History

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The village is the site of a large Iron Age fort atop the hill to the south and west, with an 8th-century BCE cuneiform inscription of Sarduri II cut into the stone at the north edge of the fortification.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 81. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
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