Zangakatun
Coordinates: 39°48′34″N 45°03′04″E / 39.80944°N 45.05111°E
| Zangakatun Զանգակատուն | |
|---|---|
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Paruyr Sevak House-Museum in Zangakatun | |
  Zangakatun | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′34″N 45°03′04″E / 39.80944°N 45.05111°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Ararat |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,227 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
Zangakatun (Armenian: Զանգակատուն; until 1948, Chanakhchi and Russified as Nizhniye Chanakhchi, from 1948-1992, Sovetashen) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Zangakatun is the birthplace and burial site of Paruyr Sevak; his house is a museum. The village is also home to a 10th-century chapel.
References
- Zangakatun at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 30; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
