Aghnjadzor

39°54′08″N 45°14′51″E / 39.90222°N 45.24750°E / 39.90222; 45.24750

Place in Vayots Dzor, Armenia

Aghnjadzor Աղնջաձոր
Silk Road bridge at Selim Pass near Aghnjadzor
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Coordinates: 39°54′08″N 45°14′51″E / 39.90222°N 45.24750°E / 39.90222; 45.24750
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Yeghegis
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	412
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Aghnjadzor at GEOnet Names Server

Aghnjadzor (Armenian: Աղնջաձոր; Azerbaijani: Ağkənd) is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The village had a mixed population of Azerbaijanis and Armenians before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.^[2]

Cultural heritage

One kilometer north is the site of the notable Lernantsk Caravanserai, appearing east of the road like a half-buried Quonset hut. It was built at approximately the same period as Orbelian's Caravanserai, which is also located near the village, but Lernantsk Caravanserai is smaller in size and more crudely built. Four kilometres north are the ruins of Kapuyt Berd ("Blue Fortress").

Gallery

Orbelian's Caravanserai
Scenery
Inside Orbelian's Caravanserai
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References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). "An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2021.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aghnjadzor.

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
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.