Amberd, Armavir

40°14′30″N 44°16′22″E / 40.24167°N 44.27278°E / 40.24167; 44.27278

Place in Armavir, Armenia

Amberd Ամբերդ
Amberd
Coordinates: 40°14′30″N 44°16′22″E / 40.24167°N 44.27278°E / 40.24167; 44.27278
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Population (2008)
• Total	1,376
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)

Amberd (Armenian: Ամբերդ); known as Franganots until 1978, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is home to the historic church of Thomas the Apostle, dating back to the 12th century.

References

Amberd, Armavir at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.