40°57′30″N 45°09′23″E / 40.95833°N 45.15639°E / 40.95833; 45.15639

Aknaghbyur
Ակնաղբյուր
Vardan Mamikonian's oak and khachkar in Aknaghbyur
Vardan Mamikonian's oak and khachkar in Aknaghbyur
Aknaghbyur is located in Armenia
Aknaghbyur
Aknaghbyur
Aknaghbyur is located in Tavush
Aknaghbyur
Aknaghbyur
Coordinates: 40°57′30″N 45°09′23″E / 40.95833°N 45.15639°E / 40.95833; 45.15639
CountryArmenia
ProvinceTavush
MunicipalityIjevan
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total509
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Aknaghbyur at GEOnet Names Server

Aknaghbyur (Armenian: Ակնաղբյուր) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village was known as Nerkin Agdan and Nerkin Aghdan (rendered as Nizhniy Agdan in Russian) until 1967, and Morut from 1967 to 1970.

History

Aknaghbyur was founded in 451 in honor of Vardan Mamikonian and is one of Armenia's oldest rural communities.[2] In recent years, ArmeniaFund has launched and completed several vital projects on the infrastructure of the town, such as the construction of a gas pipeline and an irrigation system and the renovation of the drinking-water system.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "Armenia Fund begins reconstruction of drinking-water system in Aknaghbyur Village". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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