Davit Bek, Armenia

Davit Bek
Դավիթ Բեկ
Davit Bek is located in Armenia
Davit Bek
Davit Bek
Davit Bek is located in Syunik Province
Davit Bek
Davit Bek
Coordinates: 39°19′05″N 46°29′43″E / 39.31806°N 46.49528°E / 39.31806; 46.49528
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalityKapan
Population
 • Total796
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Davit Bek (Armenian: Դավիթ Բեկ) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Located in the Kashun river valley, 28 kilometers from the regional center of Kapan, it lies 1150 meters above sea level. It is named after the Armenian patriotic leader David Bek.

The village is the birthplace of Aram Manukian, the Armenian revolutionary leader and the founder of the First Republic of Armenia. The Surp Gayane Church of Davit Bek was opened in 2008.

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ "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.