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Zolakar

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Zolakar Զոլաքար
A view of Zolakar and Lake Sevan from St. George's Church
40°07′30″N 45°22′30″E / 40.12500°N 45.37500°E / 40.12500; 45.37500
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Martuni
Founded	1829
Elevation	1,999 m (6,558 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	6,381
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1407
Zolakar at GEOnet Names Server

Zolakar (Armenian: Զոլաքար), is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was known as Zolakhach until 1935.

History

The village was founded in 1829 by emigrants from Alashkert. Zolakar is home to the historic St. George's Church, Tukh Manuk chapels, as well as Bronze Age cemeteries. In the center of the village is a funerary monument.^[2]

Gallery

St. George's Church of Zolakar
Khachkars in Zolakar
Zolakar cemetery
St. Hovhannes Chapel
Zolakar cemetery
Scenery around Zolakar
St. George's Church of Zolakar

References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 80. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zolakar.

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.