Berdkunk
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Coordinates: 40°27′00″N 45°05′33″E / 40.45000°N 45.09250°E
| Berdkunk Բերդկունք | |
|---|---|
  Berdkunk Բերդկունք | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′00″N 45°05′33″E / 40.45000°N 45.09250°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 253 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Berdkunk (Armenian: Բերդկունք; also Romanized as Berdkunk’ and Berdkunq; formerly Akhkala and Aghkala) is a small village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was once a transit point on the ancient road between Dvin and Partev (now Barda, Azerbaijan). There are cyclopean fortresses nearby.
Gallery
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Berdkunk fortress (Spitak Berd (White fortress), Aghkala, Ishkhanats Berd), 2-1 mil BC, 10c., front view
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Berdkunk fortress (Spitak Berd (White fortress), Aghkala, Ishkhanats Berd), 2-1 mil BC, 10c.
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Berdkunk fortress
References
- '32FA881E721E3774E0440003BA962ED3'&Diacritics=DC Berdkunk at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 43; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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