Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Ishkhanasar
Իշխանասար | |
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 Scenery around nearby mountain Mets Ishkhanasar | |
  Ishkhanasar  Ishkhanasar | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Sisian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 294 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Ishkhanasar at GEOnet Names Server | |
Etymology
The village is named in honour of Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian (nom de guerre: Ishkhan), a resistance leader during the Armenian genocide.
Demographics
The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 271 in 2010,[3] up from 147 at the 2001 census.[4]
Gallery
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Scenery around Mets Ishkhanasar, several kilometers to the east of the village, near the Armenia–Azerbaijan border%252C_2013.08.24_-_panoramio.jpg.webp)
Scenery around Mets Ishkhanasar.jpg.webp)
Lake Sev (Armenian: Սև լիճ, romanized: Sev Lich, lit. 'Black Lake'), located to the east of Mets Ishkhanasar
Mets Ishkhanasar
References
- "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.
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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