Ptghni

Ptghni
Ptghni
Coordinates: 40°15′24″N 44°35′06″E
Kintra	Armenie
Marz (Province)	Kotayk
Foondit	1831
Govrenment
• Mayor	Arakel Virabyan
Area
• Total	6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Elevation	1350 m (4,430 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	1,337
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

Ptghni (Armenie: Պտղնի, Romanisitd a Ptykhni, Ptgni, an Ptkhni an aw) is a veelage locatit in the Kotayk Province o Armenie alang the left bank o the Hrazdan River. It wis foondit in 1831 in the vicinity o an abandoned dwellin. The veelage haes a hoose o cultur, schuil, kindergarten, an a librar. Local inhabitants predominantly grow grapes, melons, gourds, an breed cattle.

Athin the veelage are the remains o fortress waws an Ptghavank o the 6t tae 7t century.

Gallery

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  Ptghavank
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  Khachkar monument beside the heich-gate leadin throu Ptghni.

References

• Ptghni at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie

Freemit airtins

• Communities Association of Armenia: Ptghni Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine