40°42′02″N 44°19′28″E / 40.70056°N 44.32444°E / 40.70056; 44.32444

Charchakis
Ճարճակիս
Charchakis is located in Armenia
Charchakis
Charchakis
Charchakis is located in Aragatsotn
Charchakis
Charchakis
Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 44°19′34″E / 40.70333°N 44.32611°E / 40.70333; 44.32611
CountryArmenia
ProvinceAragatsotn
MunicipalityAlagyaz
Population
 (2011)
 • Total443
Time zoneUTC+4
Dzhardzharis church

Charchakis (Armenian: Ճարճակիս) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was originally known as Charchakes and Jarjaris. Between 1978 and 2006 the village was known as Derek.[1] Derek means spring or source in Kurmanji Kurdish.[2] It is home to a ruined church dating back to the 5th century.

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  1. ^ "Հայաստանի եւ հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, Թ.Խ. Հակոբյան, Ստ.Տ. Մելիք-Բախշյան, Հ.Խ. Բարսեղյան - Դերեկ". www.nayiri.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  2. ^ "Ճարճակիս" (PDF). archive.fo. 2019-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.