Tegh

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Tegh
Տեղ
Tegh
Tegh
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,443
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
Tegh at GEOnet Names Server

Tegh (Armenian: Տեղ) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 2,520 in 2010,[2] up from 2,333 at the 2001 census.[3]

Tegh is the last village on the Goris-Stepanakert Highway before passing the border with the Republic of Artsakh.

Of significance in Tegh, just a few miles from the Karabagh (Artsakh) border, are the dozens of visible caves. The village is underlaid by a soft stone layer of porous rock, replete with rows of caves that were once used for human habitation, now largely for animals. There are also some very large ones facing the highway M12. Rows of them are visible from the highway while driving east.

Caves of Tegh, Armenia
"Cave City" in Tegh, Armenia

References

  1. ^ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
  2. ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  3. ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia