Artsvanist (Armenian: Արծվանիստ) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and a large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.[2]

Artsvanist
Արծվանիստ
Vanevan Monastery
Vanevan Monastery
Artsvanist is located in Armenia
Artsvanist
Artsvanist
Artsvanist is located in Gegharkunik
Artsvanist
Artsvanist
Coordinates: 40°09′18″N 45°30′28″E / 40.15500°N 45.50778°E / 40.15500; 45.50778
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityMartuni
Founded1829–1830
Elevation
1,941 m (6,368 ft)
Population
 • Total2,825
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1404
Artsvanist at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

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The village was known as Nerkin Aluchalu and Alichali until 1968, rendered as Nizhniy Aluchalu in Russian.

History

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The village was founded in 1829-30 by migrants from Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 80. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  3. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
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