40°09′32″N 44°47′48″E / 40.15889°N 44.79667°E
Geghard
Գեղարդ | |
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![]() Geghard landscape | |
Coordinates: 40°09′32″N 44°47′48″E / 40.15889°N 44.79667°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Kotayk |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 337 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Geghard (Armenian: Գեղարդ, also Romanized as Geghart; formerly, Artiz) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geghard monastery is located southeast of Geghard village, near Goght.
Notable people
edit- Suren Nalbandyan, Olympic gold medalist and European champion in Greco-Roman wrestling