Artsvanist
| Artsvanist Արծվանիստ | |
|---|---|
|
Vanevan Monastery | |
  Artsvanist Արծվանիստ | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′18″N 45°30′28″E / 40.15500°N 45.50778°ECoordinates: 40°09′18″N 45°30′28″E / 40.15500°N 45.50778°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Founded | 1829-30 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Samvel Ohanyan |
| Elevation | 1,941 m (6,368 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 3,061 |
| Time zone | GMT+4 (UTC+4) |
| Postal code | 1404 |
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]
References
- Artsvanist at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 46; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
