Artsvanist
Artsvanist (Armenian: Արծվանիստ; until 1968, Nerkin Aluchalu, Alichali, and Russified as Nizhniy Aluchalu) is a village located south of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was founded in 1829-30 by migrants from Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.[1]
Artsvanist Արծվանիստ | |
|---|---|
 Vanevan Monastery | |
  Artsvanist Արծվանիստ | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′18″N 45°30′28″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Founded | 1829-30 |
| Elevation | 1,941 m (6,368 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,061 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT+4) |
| Postal code | 1404 |
See also
References
- Kiesling, Brady (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 80. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- Artsvanist at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 46; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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