Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք) is a Gavar Municipality of the village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Gegharkunik
Գեղարքունիք | |
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 Saint Gevorg Church in Gegharkunik | |
  Gegharkunik  Gegharkunik | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 45°08′53″E / 40.25111°N 45.14806°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Gavar |
| Founded | 1828 |
| Elevation | 2,096 m (6,877 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,654 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1207 |
| Gegharkunik (village) at GEOnet Names Server | |
Etymology edit
The village was known as Bashkend until 1946.
History edit
The village was founded in 1828 by emigrants primarily from Gavar. The village contains a small church, and St. Gevorg Church on a hill nearby.[2]
Gallery edit
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WWII monument -
St. George Chapel -
Saint Gevorg Church -
Khachkars around St. George Chapel
References edit
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 78. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cultural heritage monuments in Gegharkunik, Gegharkunik.
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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