Gegharkunik (village)

Gegharkunik Գեղարքունիք
Saint Gevorg Church in Gegharkunik
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Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 45°08′53″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Gavar
Founded	1828
Elevation	2,096 m (6,877 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,654
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1207
Gegharkunik (village) at GEOnet Names Server

Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք) is a Gavar Municipality of the village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village was known as Bashkend until 1946.

History

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

• 
  WWII monument
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  St. George Chapel
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  Saint Gevorg Church
• 
  Khachkars around St. George Chapel

References

1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
2. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 78. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

External links

• 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.