Berdkunk

Berdkunk () is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Berdkunk
Settlement.native_name: Բերդկունք
Settlement.image_skyline: Berdkunk, fortress 06.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Scenery around Berdkunk Fortress
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia#Gegharkunik
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gegharkunik
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gavar

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Berdkunk () is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

== Etymology == The village was previously known as Aghkala or Aghgala (; ; ), consisting of Turkic agh (ağ, meaning "white") and Arabic gala (qala, meaning "castle" or "tower"). Berdkunk is a combination of two words in Armenian: berd (բերդ, meaning "fortress") and kunk (կունք, meaning "place" or "foundation").