Artsvanist
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Coordinates: 40°09′16″N 45°30′08″E / 40.15444°N 45.50222°E
| Artsvanist Արծվանիստ |
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 Artsvanist
Արծվանիստ |
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| Coordinates: 40°09′16″N 45°30′08″E / 40.15444°N 45.50222°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Samvel Ohanyan |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,061 |
Artsvanist (Armenian: Արծվանիստ; until 1968, Nerkin Aluchalu, Alichali, and Russified as Nizhniy Aluchalu) is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. In the gorge south of the village is the early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.
[edit] References
- Artsvanist at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 46; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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