Karchaghbyur

40°09′50″N 45°34′20″E / 40.16389°N 45.57222°E / 40.16389; 45.57222

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Karchaghbyur Կարճաղբյուր
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Coordinates: 40°09′50″N 45°34′20″E / 40.16389°N 45.57222°E / 40.16389; 45.57222
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Vardenis
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	2,337
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
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Karchaghbyur (Armenian: Կարճաղբյուր) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Gedakbulag.

A walled settlement close to Karchaghbyur which was abandoned in the 1st century BCE, of the Persian or Hellenistic period, is being excavated.

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).

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.

Gegharkunik Province