Gegharkunik (village)

Gegharkunik Գեղարքունիք
Gegharkunik Գեղարքունիք
Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 45°08′53″E / 40.25111°N 45.14806°E / 40.25111; 45.14806Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 45°08′53″E / 40.25111°N 45.14806°E / 40.25111; 45.14806
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Gegharkunik
Founded	1828
Elevation	2,096 m (6,877 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	1,826
Time zone	GMT+4 (UTC+4)
Postal code	1207

Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք; known as Bashkend until 1946), is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1828 by emigrants primarily from Beyazid. In the village is a small church, and a simple S. Gevorg church on the hill nearby.^[1]

References

• Gegharkunik (village) 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. 44; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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