Ayrk

Ayrk (Armenie: Այրք; Romanisit as Ayrk’ an Ayrq an aw; till recently Dashkend an Dashkand) is a veelage in the Gegharkunik Province o Armenie. The veelage haes a kirk o S. Astvatsatsin datit tae 1181 an the Katoghike S. Gevorg kirk nearbi (150 metres) datin tae the 13t century. Baith kirks hae muckle graveyards adjoinin, an atween them are remains o the massive stane waws o an Iron Age fortification wi shallae caves belaw. References Ayrk at GEOnet Names Server Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenie: Matit Graphic Design Studio Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 48; oreeginal airchived at Archive.org, an current version online on Armeniapedia.org. Template:Gegharkunik-geo-stub