40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E / 40.56694°N 43.93611°E / 40.56694; 43.93611

Lernakert
Լեռնակերտ
Lernakert is located in Armenia
Lernakert
Lernakert
Lernakert is located in Shirak
Lernakert
Lernakert
Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E / 40.56694°N 43.93611°E / 40.56694; 43.93611
CountryArmenia
ProvinceShirak
MunicipalityArtik
Population
 (2008)
 • Total1,418
Time zoneUTC+4
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5

Lernakert (Armenian: Լեռնակերտ) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village. In the gorge below is a small church built on earlier foundations and constructed in the 18th century, with a hermit's cell cut into the cliff face behind.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1831320—    
18971,602+2.47%
19311,619+0.03%
19701,466−0.25%
19791,200−2.20%
20011,449+0.86%
20041,450+0.02%
Source: [1]
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References

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  1. ^ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.