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Charchakis (Armenian: Ճարճակիս) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was originally known as Charchakes and Jarjaris. Between 1978 and 2006 the village was known as Derek.[2] Derek means spring or source in Kurmanji Kurdish.[3][better source needed] It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.
References
- ^ “Aragatsotn (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities”. www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ “Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան – Դերեկ”. www.nayiri.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ “Ճարճակիս” (PDF). aragatsotn (in Armenian). 2019-09-04. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- Charchakis at GEOnet Names Server
- 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.
