Shinuhayr
Շինուհայր | |
|---|---|
 Medieval monastery Kusanats Anapat in Shinuhayr | |
  Shinuhayr  Shinuhayr | |
| Coordinates: 39°26′03″N 46°18′56″E / 39.43417°N 46.31556°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Tatev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.56 km2 (11.80 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,661 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Shinuhayr at GEOnet Names Server | |
Shinuhayr (Armenian: Շինուհայր) is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia, 9 km south of Goris, on the left bank of the Vorotan River, on the plateau, about 1500 meters above sea level. The distance from the province center of Kapan is about 68 km.
The village under the name of Shinher was included in the Zangezur uezd within the Elizavetpol Governorate of Russian Empire. During the Soviet years, it was part of the Zangezur province of the Armenian SSR, and from 1930, it was part of the Goris region. Since 1995, it has been part of the Syunik province of RA, since 2015 it is part of the enlarged Tatev community, is the largest settlement and center of the community.
The currently inoperative Goris Airport, also known as Shinuhayr Airport, is located in the village.
- ^ "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).