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40°42′02″N 44°19′28″E / 40.70056°N 44.32444°E
Charchakis
Ճարճակիս | |
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Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 44°19′34″E / 40.70333°N 44.32611°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Aragatsotn |
Municipality | Alagyaz |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 443[1] |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
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] It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.