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Artanish Արտանիշ
A view of ArtanishA view of Artanish
Artanish is located in ArmeniaArtanishArtanishShow map of ArmeniaArtanish is located in GegharkunikArtanishArtanishShow map of Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°29′50″N 45°21′52″E / 40.49722°N 45.36444°E / 40.49722; 45.36444
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityShoghakat
Elevation1,924 m (6,312 ft)
Population
 • Total756
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code1308
Artanish at GEOnet Names Server

Artanish (Template:Lang-hy) is a village in the Shoghakat Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. On a hill just to the west are the ruins of cyclopean fortresses, and nearby is a church and a cemetery.

Nature

The vicinity of the village hosts 111 species of butterflies and is recognized as the Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha". The area is also known as one of the key birdwatching sites of Armenia.

Gallery

  • Lake Sevan from Mount Artanish Lake Sevan from Mount Artanish
  • Scenery around Mount Artanish Scenery around Mount Artanish
  • Scenery around Mount Artanish Scenery around Mount Artanish
  • Scenery around Mount Artanish Scenery around Mount Artanish

References

  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. "ԱՐՏԱՆԻՇ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  4. Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha". Butterfly Conservation Armenia, 2016. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/artanish-shorzha.html
  5. Birdwatching. Armenian Bird Census Council. 2016. http://www.abcc-am.org/birdwatching.html Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine

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Gegharkunik Province
Capital: Gavar
Urban settlements
Chambarak Municipality
Gavar Municipality
Martuni Municipality
Sevan Municipality
Shoghakat Municipality
Vardenis Municipality
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