Gegharkunik (village)

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

Etymology

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

References

^ 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

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.