Tegh

Tegh (Armenian: Տեղ) is a village and the center of the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Tegh is the last village on the Goris-Stepanakert Highway before passing the border with the Republic of Artsakh.

Tegh
Տեղ
Tegh is located in Armenia
Tegh
Tegh
Tegh is located in Syunik Province
Tegh
Tegh
Coordinates: 39°33′17″N 46°28′33″E
CountryArmenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalityTegh
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,443
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Tegh at GEOnet Names Server

Of significance in the village, are the dozens of visible caves present near Tegh. The village is underlaid by a soft stone layer of porous rock, replete with rows of caves that were once used for human habitation, now largely used for animals. There are also some very large ones facing highway M12. Rows of them are visible from the highway while driving east.

It is located in the central-eastern part of the province, a short distance from the Vorotan River - a tributary of the Aras River, which, in turn, is a tributary of the Kurá - and the border with Azerbaijan.

The surrounding areas of the village are currently being occupied by Azerbaijan as of March 31st 2022[2]

Demographics

Population

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,520 in 2010,[3] up from 2,333 at the 2001 census.[4]

  • "Cave City" in Tegh
    "Cave City" in Tegh
  • Residential complex "Amarath" of the Melik-Barkhudaryans (1783)
    Residential complex "Amarath" of the Melik-Barkhudaryans (1783)
  • School in Tegh
    School in Tegh
  • Khachkar monument in memory of the victims of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
    Khachkar monument in memory of the victims of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
  • Saint George's Church in Tegh
    Saint George's Church in Tegh

References
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  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. @301arm. "Argam Hovsepyan, the administrative head of the Aravus settlement and a member of the "Country to Live" faction of the Council of Elders, reported that Azerbaijani troops had crossed the border of Armenia and entered the community of Tegh".
  3. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  4. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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