Aghdzk
Aghdzk (Armenian: Աղձք, formerly, Akhs, Akis and Dzorap - Armenian: Ձորափ) is a village on the slopes of Mount Aragats in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is home to the Arshakid Mausoleum, a large grave monument complex and basilica of the 4th to 5th centuries. King Shapur II of Persia exhumed the bones of the Armenian kings and took them to Persia symbolically taking Armenia's power. When Sparapet Vassak Mamikonian defeated the Persians and reclaimed the bones of the Arshakuni monarchs, he buried them at Aghdzk. Remains of the monuments and the basilica may still to be seen.
Aghdzk Աղձք | |
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Coordinates: 40°18′59″N 44°15′13″E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Aragatsotn |
Elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,785 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Aghdzk is the birthplace of Catholicos Komitas I of Armenia (6th century-628).
Gallery
- Road map of Aghdzk and region
- Arshakid Mausoleum
- Entrance
- Church ruins (7c.)
- Entrance stairs
- Right niche
- Left niche
Nearby sites
Historical sites
- Amberd fortress
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See also
References
- Aghdzk at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
- Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 16, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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