Makenis
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Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 45°36′39″E / 40.12389°N 45.61083°E
| Makenis Մաքենիս |
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 Makenis
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| Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 45°36′39″E / 40.12389°N 45.61083°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 511 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Makenis (Armenian: Մաքենիս, also Romanized as Mak’enis and Maqenis) is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The Makenyats Vank in the town was a major cultural and educational center of medieval Gegharkunik, which churches dating to the 10th to 13th century.
[edit] References
- Makenis at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 47; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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