Geghanist, Shirak
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| Geghanist Գեղանիստ |
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 Geghanist
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| Coordinates: 40°41′05″N 44°01′26″E / 40.68472°N 44.02389°ECoordinates: 40°41′05″N 44°01′26″E / 40.68472°N 44.02389°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,277 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
| Geghadir at GEOnet Names Server | |
Geghanist (Armenian: Գեղանիստ, also Romanized as Gekhanist; also, Geghadir and Gekhadir; until 1948, Golgat and Kolkat) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town's church dates from 1852.[1] The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 1,277 in 2010,[2] up from 1,150 at the 2001 census.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 24, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
- ^ "Marzes of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010". National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT). http://www.armstat.am/file/article/marz_10_43.pdf.
- ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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