Parpi
Parpi
Փարպի | |
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S. Grigor Lusavorich Church in Parpi | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′46″N 44°18′26″E / 40.32944°N 44.30722°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Aragatsotn |
| Municipality | Ashtarak |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,970 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
| Website | Parpi: official website |
Parpi (Armenian: Փարպի) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is home to the 5th-century Tsiranavor Church, with 7th- and 10th-century modifications. There is also S. Grigor or S. Grigor Lusavorich (Gregory the Illuminator) Church and the 7th-century (rebuilt 10th-11th century) Targmanchats (Holy Translator) Church located in a medieval-modern cemetery on a hill to the east. Nearby is a cave with a working door, used as a place of refuge between the 16th and 18th centuries.