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

Gegharkunik Գեղարքունիք
Saint Gevorg Church in Gegharkunik
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Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 45°08′53″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
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

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

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

References

External links

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
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 44; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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