Aghavnavank

Aghavnavank (Armenian: Աղավնավանք; Azerbaijani: Salah) is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province in Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2]

Aghavnavank
Աղավնավանք
A view of Aghavnavank
Aghavnavank
Coordinates: 40°43′51″N 45°05′36″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceTavush
Elevation
1,443 m (4,734 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total337
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Aghavnavank at GEOnet Names Server

A hiking trail featuring the 12th/13th-century Aghavnavank Monastery, and a yew grove of the Dilijan National Park is located near the village.[3]

References
  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. "Հայաստանով մեկ. Աղավնավանք". 1tv.am. 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. "Yew Grove, Aghavnavank, Gandzakar Church Hiking Trail". All Trails.
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