Artanish
Artanish (Armenian: Արտանիշ; Azerbaijani: Ardanış) is a village in the Shoghakat Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2] In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2] On a hill just to the west are the ruins of cyclopean fortresses, and nearby is a church and a cemetery.[3]
Artanish
Արտանիշ | |
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 A view of Artanish | |
  Artanish  Artanish | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′50″N 45°21′52″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Shoghakat |
| Elevation | 1,924 m (6,312 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 756 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1308 |
| Artanish at GEOnet Names Server | |
Nature
The vicinity of the village hosts 111 species of butterflies and is recognized as the Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha".[4] The area is also known as one of the key birdwatching sites of Armenia.[5]
Gallery
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Lake Sevan from Mount Artanish
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Scenery around Mount Artanish
Scenery around Mount Artanish
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- "ԱՐՏԱՆԻՇ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha". Butterfly Conservation Armenia, 2016. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/artanish-shorzha.html
- Birdwatching. Armenian Bird Census Council. 2016. http://www.abcc-am.org/birdwatching.html Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
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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