Artsvanik (Armenian: Արծվանիկ) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Artsvanik
Արծվանիկ | |
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6th-century Ericavank Monastery in Artzvanik | |
Artsvanik Artsvanik | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′42″N 46°28′25″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Kapan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.02 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 625 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Artsvanik at GEOnet Names Server | |
The village has previously been known as Yeritsvanik, Yeritsvank’, Yertsu Vank’, Karmir Vank’, Yerets’, Yerets and Yeretsvanik.
In 1908, Artsvanik (Russian: Арцеваник) had a predominantly Armenian population of 952 within the Zangezur Uyezd of the Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire.[3]
The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 578 in 2010,[4] down from 652 at the 2001 census.[5]
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