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   Turning left by  the  branch  of  the  T, one passes  Akunk (Armenians and Kurds, until 1946 Bashgyugh/ Bashkend, by which it is still known), founded in 1829. A paved spur goes N from the Akunk-Zar road 0.5 km E of Akunk, leading to a striking

   Next village E is Zar.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

fold in the rock with  the late medieval Poghos-Petros shrine below a  series of caves and springs, since antiquity and even today a place of pilgrimage and sacrifice. There are cyclopean fort remains nearby, and the hillsides between Zar and Akunk are rich in Paleolithic and Neolithic open air workshops.