Artsvanist (Armenian: Արծվանիստ) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and a large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.[2]
Artsvanist
Արծվանիստ | |
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 Vanevan Monastery | |
  Artsvanist  Artsvanist | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′18″N 45°30′28″E / 40.15500°N 45.50778°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Martuni |
| Founded | 1829–1830 |
| Elevation | 1,941 m (6,368 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,825 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1404 |
| Artsvanist at GEOnet Names Server | |
Toponymy
editThe village was known as Nerkin Aluchalu and Alichali until 1968, rendered as Nizhniy Aluchalu in Russian.
History
editThe village was founded in 1829-30 by migrants from Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey.[3]
Gallery
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Vanevan Monastery -
Scenery around Vanevan Monastery -
Interior of Vanevan Monastery -
Scenery around Artsvanisti St. Hripsime church -
Artsvanisti St. Hripsime church
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References
edit- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 80. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
External links
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- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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