Arpunk

Arpunk (Armenian: Արփունք; Azerbaijani: Kəsəmən) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Three kilometers southeast of the village is a 15th-century church.[2] The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[3]

Arpunk
Արփունք
Arpunk is located in Armenia
Arpunk
Arpunk
Arpunk is located in Gegharkunik
Arpunk
Arpunk
Coordinates: 40°17′21″N 45°44′15″E
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityVardenis
Elevation
2,050 m (6,730 ft)
Population
  Total568
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1607
Arpunk at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was known as Bahar until 1978.

Notable people

References

  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  3. "ԱՐՓՈՒՆՔ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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