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Aghdzk (formerly, Akhs, Akis, Hakhs, and Dzorap - Armenian: Ծորափ) is a town on the slopes of Mount Aragats in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town contains a large 4th century grave monument complex. According to Armenian lore, Shapur II of Persia exhumed the bones of the Armenian kings and took them to Persia symbolically taking Armenia's power. When Vassak Mamikonian defeated the Persians and reclaimed the bones of the Arshakuni monarchs, he buried them at Aghtsk. Remains of the monuments and a 4th century basilica are still to be seen.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aghdzk
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Coordinates: 40°18'38"N 44°15'29"E
- Ujan 5.5 km
- Kosh 10 km
- Jrarpi 23 km
- Jrarat 26 km
- Lernagog 34 km
- Karakoyunlu 37 km
- Karakert 39 km
- Ozdemir / P'anik 39 km
- Melikli 42 km
- Aragatsavan 52 km
- Voskevaz 4.8 km
- Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant 17 km
- Arum (abandoned village) 17 km
- Vagharshapat district 18 km
- Aparan Community 26 km
- Armavir District 27 km
- Talin District 34 km
- Ararat valley 41 km
- Baghramian District 42 km
- Ani region 50 km