Sotk

Also known as Zod

Sotk () is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, well known for its gold mines.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Sotk
Settlement.native_name: Սոթք
Settlement.image_skyline: Տեսարան Սոթքի լեռնանցքից 02.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Mountains around Sotk
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: Vardenis
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 15th century
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 824
Settlement.timezone: AMT
Settlement.utc_offset: +4

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Zod
Population: 824
Elevation: 2032
Image: Սոթքի սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի 37.jpg

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native label: Սոթք
Commons category: Sotk

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Etymology
History
Bronze Age
Antiquity to Middle Ages
Late modern period
Gold mine
Demographics
Population
Gallery
See also
References
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Sotk () is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, well known for its gold mines.

== Etymology == According to J. Markwart and N. Adonts, the name Sotk may be connected to the name of a tribe called Tsavde (atsvots) mentioned in ancient Armenian sources, while others connect it with the toponym Suta (or Shuta) of the Hittite sources (the presence of the Hittites was proposed in the vicinity of Lake Sevan in 2009). According to the 13th century Armenian historian, Stepanos Orbelian, the town and its respective canton were named after the cold and stormy weather.