Khndzoresk
Խնձորեսկ | |
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Coordinates: 39°30′44″N 46°26′01″E / 39.51222°N 46.43361°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Syunik |
Municipality | Goris |
Area | |
• Total | 67.86 km2 (26.20 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,070 |
• Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Khndzoresk (Armenian: Խնձորեսկ, pronounced [χəndzɔˈɾɛsk]) is a village in the Goris Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is located to the east of the Goris-Stepanakert highway, on the steep slopes of Khor Dzor (Deep Gorge), which the village is named after, according to tradition.
Crossing the bridge at the entrance of the village, the road continues towards the towns of Lachin and Stepanakert. New Khndzoresk (the current inhabited area) was built in the 1950s. The village is located at 1,580 m (5,180 ft) above sea level and occupies 6,772.8 ha (26.150 sq mi).