Aknaghbyur
Coordinates: 40°57′30″N 45°09′23″E / 40.95833°N 45.15639°E
| Aknaghbyur Ակնաղբյուր | |
|---|---|
  Aknaghbyur | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′30″N 45°09′23″E / 40.95833°N 45.15639°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Tavush |
| Population (2009[1]) | |
| • Total | 551 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Aknaghbyur (Armenian: Ակնաղբյուր; until 1967, Nerkin Agdan and Nerkin Aghdan, Russified as Nizhniy Agdan, from 1967 to 1970, Morut) is a town in the Tavush Province of Armenia. Aknaghbyur was founded in 451 in honor of Vartan Mamikonian and is one of Armenia’s oldest rural communities.[1] In recent years, ArmeniaFund has launched and completed several vital projects on the infrastructure of the town, such as the construction of a gas pipeline and an irrigation system and the renovation of the drinking-water system.[1]
References
- Aknaghbyur at GEOnet Names Server (as Nerkin Agdan)
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 115; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
