Ptghni

Ptghni
Պտղնի
Ptghni
Պտղնի
Coordinates: 40°15′24″N 44°35′06″E / 40.25667°N 44.58500°E / 40.25667; 44.58500Coordinates: 40°15′24″N 44°35′06″E / 40.25667°N 44.58500°E / 40.25667; 44.58500
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Kotayk
Founded 1831
Government
 • Mayor Arakel Virabyan
Area
 • Total 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Elevation 1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 1,337
 • Density 210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone   (UTC+4)
 • Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Ptghni (Armenian: Պտղնի, also Romanized as Ptykhni, Ptgni, and Ptkhni) is a village located in the Kotayk Province of Armenia along the left bank of the Hrazdan River. It was founded in 1831 in the vicinity of an abandoned dwelling. The village has a school, kindergarten, house of culture, and a library. The local economy is dependent on agriculture and local inhabitants primarily grow grapes, melons, gourds, and breed cattle. Within the village are the remains of fortress walls and Ptghavank of the 6th to 7th-century.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ptghni (Kotayk)". CAA: Union of Communities of Armenia. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. pp. 92–93. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

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