Geghard, Armenia

40°09′32″N 44°47′48″E

Geghard Գեղարդ
Geghard landscape
Geghard
Coordinates: 40°09′32″N 44°47′48″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Kotayk
Population  (2011)
• Total	363[1]
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

Geghard (Armenian: Գեղարդ, also Romanized as Geghart; formerly, Artiz) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geghard monastery is located southeast of Geghard village, near Goght.

Notable people

• Suren Nalbandyan, Olympic gold medalist and European champion in Greco-Roman wrestling

See also

• Kotayk Province

References

1. "Kotayk (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-08.

• Geghard, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia