Khashtarak
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40°56′19″N 45°10′47″E / 40.93861°N 45.17972°E
Khashtarak Խաշթառակ | |
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Coordinates: 40°56′19″N 45°10′47″E / 40.93861°N 45.17972°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Tavush |
Municipality | Ijevan |
Population | |
• Total | 1,771 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Khashtarak at GEOnet Names Server |
Khashtarak (Armenian: Խաշթառակ) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Within the village is a recently built church, and close by, to the west and the southeast of the village are some abandoned medieval settlements with khachkars.
Education and health care[edit]
There have been several charitable activities organized by the Armenia Fund in Khashtarak in recent times. The medical center of the village, the kindergarten and the public-education school were all renovated by the efforts of diaspora Armenians.
Gallery[edit]
- A view of Khashtarak
- St. David Church in Khashtarak
- Houses in Khashtarak
- One of the three cross-symbols of Khashtarak
- A view of Khashtarak and surrounding nature
- A view of Khashtarak
- Landscape around Khashtarak
- WWII monument in Khashtarak