Vardenik
Վարդենիկ | |
|---|---|
 The entrance to Vardenik | |
  Vardenik  Vardenik | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′59″N 45°26′12″E / 40.13306°N 45.43667°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Martuni |
| Founded | 1828-29 |
| Elevation | 1,994 m (6,542 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,880 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1418 |
| Vardenik at GEOnet Names Server | |
Vardenik (Armenian: Վարդենիկ) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, that sits along the Vardenis River. The cyclopean fort ruins of Kaftarli are located 3 km south of the village, with petroglyphs being present downhill along the bank of the river. Some churches and shrines can be found in the vicinity.[2] The village is the largest rural community in Armenia by population.
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 80. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.