Ayrk (Armenian: Այրք) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Ayrk Այրք | |
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 Church in Ayrk | |
  Ayrk  Ayrk | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 45°47′26″E / 40.12389°N 45.79056°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Vardenis |
| Elevation | 2,151 m (7,057 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 317 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1605 |
| Ayrk at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
The village contains the Church of St. Astvatsatsin dated to 1181 AD, and the 13th-century Katoghike St. Gevorg church, 150 meters apart from each other. Both churches have large adjoining cemeteries, and between them are the remains of massive stone walls of an Iron Age fortification with shallow caves below.[2]
Gallery
Khachkars in Ayrk
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ayrk.
- 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). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
