Mardakert

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The Sarsang reservoir, in Mardakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.

Mardakert (Մարտակերտ in Armenian) is a province in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The Sarsang reservoir and Gandzasar monastery are both in this region.

[edit] Excavations

In the summer of 2006, the Armenian media announced that the ruins of an ancient city built by King Tigranes the Great had been discovered in the Mardakert region of Nagorno Karabakh. Archaeologist Hamlet Petrosyan said it was no coincidence that that very location had been chosen for excavation - history had pointed to it strongly.

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Surp Hovhannes Mkrtich Church

v • d • e Administrative divisions of Nagorno-Karabakh
Image:Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh.svg	Cities: Shushi, Stepanakert (capital) Provinces (marzer - մարզեր): Askeran • Hadrut • Mardakert • Martuni • Shahumian* • Shushi * Shahumian remains under Azerbaijani control, although the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh claims it.	Image:Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh.svg