Gandzak, Armenia

Gandzak () is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village is located on the eastern side of the Gavar river, 3 km southwest from the regional center Gavar, at an average height of 1,980 meters above sea level. 
Toponymy.
The village was previously known as "Batikian" and "Batikyan", in honor of Batik Batikian (1892–1920), a Communist activist.
History.
The village contains the 4th- or 5th-century half-ruined basilica of St. Astvatsatsin, and the domed 9th- or 10th-century St. Gevorg Church, in ancient times it had a domed hall. In the 19th century, Armenian migrants from Western Armenia covered the destroyed roofs with the logs.