Akunk

Akunk Ակունք
Akunk Location within Armenia Show map of Armenia Akunk Location within Gegharkunik Show map of Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°09′26″N 45°43′35″E / 40.15722°N 45.72639°E / 40.15722; 45.72639
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Vardenis
Elevation	1,965 m (6,447 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,443
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1604
Akunk at GEOnet Names Server

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

History

The village was founded on the site of a Bronze Age settlement and to the west of Akunk, there is a cyclopean fort, Klor Dar, dating from between the 6th and 4th centuries BC. There are two Tukh Manuk pilgrimage sites in the village as well.

Gallery

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  Khachkar and scenery near Akunk
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  Hin Gomer church ruin
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  Klor Dar cyclopean fort, 6th-4th century BC.
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  A khachkar, and a view of Akunk
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  Hin Gomer khachkars

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akunk.

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Yerevan: Mattit. p. 47. ISBN 9994101218. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2021.

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