page_title: Tsaghkunk, Gegharkunik
section_title: The school
hierarchical_section_title: Tsaghkunk, Gegharkunik / The school
caption_attribution_description: Հայերեն: Ծաղկունքի Դպրոցը English: Tsaghkunk school was renovated in 2007.
context_page_description: Tsaghkunk is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is situated at the right bank of the Hrazdan River, 40 km north-west from the capital city of the Kotayk Province, Hrazdan, 60 km from Yerevan and 7 km north-west of Sevan, Armenia. It is bordered by Ddmashen to the west, Geghamavan to the south, Tsovagyugh to the south-east and Dilijan National Reserve to the north-west. Tsaghkunk is located at the foot of Pambak Mountain's S. Hovhannes, Abazants, Khachidosh Rocks and Tapidosh Hill.
context_section_description: At the end of 19th century one-grade or two-grade schools were opened in Tsaghkunk and in 1907  the czar ordered to open a class with 44 students. Already in 1919, based on evidence, the school was separate from the church. In 1920 houses of many villagers were used as classrooms. Their names are  Gevorgyan Aram, Elizbarents, Gevorgyan Gevorg, Sarants Grigor, Mnatsakanants Hovhannes, Poujourants Grish, Agho's Goqor and others. During those times, the village youth continues pursuing in education in Dilijan, Kanaker and Yerevan. In 1939-1940  with the initiative of the head of the village councillor, Garegin Avagyan, and the collective farm director Moushegh Hovsepyan, a school building for 320 students was designed in Yerevan. It was implemented by Sevan  utility division office. The construction was over in 1942.
  Later on 7 October 2007  the school building was renovated and named by Hovhannes Tumanyan, an Armenian poet. The renovation was funded by "Dar" foundation.
caption: Tsaghkunk school after renovation in 2007
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