Gandzak, Armenia

Gandzak, Armenia

Infobox Settlement
official_name =Gandzak Գանձակ
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Armenia
subdivision_type1 = Marz (Province)
subdivision_name1 =Gegharkunik
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population_as_of = 2008
population_total =4172
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utc_offset = +4
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utc_offset_DST = +5
latd=40 |latm=18 |lats=53 |latNS=N
longd=45|longm=06 |longs=41 |longEW=E
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Gandzak ( _hy. Գանձակ; formerly, Batikian, Batikyan, Kësamamed, and Kyosamamed) is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The town was named Batikian for a time in honor of Batik Batikian (1892-1920), Communist martyr. [Kiesling, "Rediscoving Armenia", p. 44, available online at the [http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf US embassy to Armenia's website] ]

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