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40°42′02″N 44°19′28″E / 40.70056°N 44.32444°E / 40.70056; 44.32444

Place in Aragatsotn, Armenia
Charchakis Ճարճակիս
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Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 44°19′34″E / 40.70333°N 44.32611°E / 40.70333; 44.32611
CountryArmenia
ProvinceAragatsotn
MunicipalityAlagyaz
Population
 • Total443
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 ( )
Dzhardzharis church

Charchakis (Armenian: Ճարճակիս) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was originally known as Charchakes and Jarjaris. Between 1978 and 2006 the village was known as Derek. Derek means spring or source in Kurmanji Kurdish. It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.

References

  1. "Aragatsotn (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. "Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան - Դերեկ". www.nayiri.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  3. "Ճարճակիս" (PDF). archive.fo. 2019-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
Aragatsotn Province
Capital: Ashtarak
Urban settlements
Alagyaz Municipality
Aparan Municipality
Aragatsavan Municipality
Arevut Municipality
Ashtarak Municipality
Metsadzor Municipality
Shamiram Municipality
Talin Municipality
Tsaghkahovit Municipality


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