Artsvanist
Արծվանիստ | |
|---|---|
 Vanevan Monastery | |
  Artsvanist  Artsvanist | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′18″N 45°30′28″E / 40.15500°N 45.50778°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Martuni |
| Founded | 1829–1830 |
| Elevation | 1,941 m (6,368 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,825 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1404 |
| Artsvanist at GEOnet Names Server | |
Artsvanist (Armenian: Արծվանիստ) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and a large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.[2]
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 80. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.