Lichk ( hy, Լիճք) is a village in the

Meghri Municipality Meghri Municipality, referred to as Meghri Community ( hy, Մեղրի Համայնք ''Meghri Hamaynk''), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia, at the south of the country. Consisted of a group of sett ...

of the

Syunik Province Syunik ( hy, Սյունիք, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. I ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

Demographics

Population

The

Statistical Committee of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի վիճակագրական կոմիտե) is the national statistical agency of Armenia. History The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was ...

reported its population as 161 in 2011, down from 201 at the 2001 census.

Nature

The vicinity of the village was designated as a Prime Butterfly Area by the Butterfly Conservation Armenia organization,Butterfly Conservation Armenia http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/lichk.html due to rich species diversity that includes number of rare and endangered butterflies, such as ''

Pyrgus alveus The Large Grizzled skipper (''Pyrgus alveus'') is a species of skipper butterfly (family Hesperiidae). Description This is a rather variable species with a wingspan of 22–32 mm (not always particularly "large") with several subspecies having ...

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Pyrgus jupei ''Pyrgus jupei'', the Caucasian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Buchard Alberti in 1967. It is found in the Caucasus, Turkey and northern Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

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Parnassius apollo The Apollo or mountain Apollo (''Parnassius apollo''), is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. Etymology The species is named in the classical tradition for the deity Apollo. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Parnassius apollo apollo'' L ...

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Pieris bryoniae ''Pieris bryoniae'', the dark-veined white or mountain green-veined white, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Pieridae. It has variously been considered to be a full species, a subspecies of ''Pieris napi'' or a superspecies complex. ...

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Colias thisoa ''Colias thisoa'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the mountains of the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, central Asia, southern Siberia, Turkey and Iran. The habitat consists of humid mountain meadows in the forest belt. The larvae ...

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Erebia graucasica ''Erebia'' is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, family Nymphalidae. Most of the about 90–100 species (see also below) are dark brown or black in color, with reddish-brown to orange or more rarely yellowish wing blotches or ban ...

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Satyrus effendi ''Satyrus effendi'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the southern Zangezur Mountains (including both the Armenian and Nakhichivan sides). It inhabits sub-alpine grasslands, occupying stony slopes on 2500–3000 meters abo ...

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Boloria caucasica ''Boloria caucasica'' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Caucasus , Transcaucasia, Turkey) that belongs to the browns family. See also *List of butterflies of Russia This is a list of butterflies of Russia. About 540 species are ...

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Phengaris arion The large blue (''Phengaris arion'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first defined in 1758 and first recorded in Britain in 1795. In 1979 the species became mostly extinct in Britain but has been successfully ...

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Eumedonia eumedon ''Eumedonia eumedon'', the geranium argus, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. This butterfly has been included in the genera ''Plebejus'', '' Plebeius'', ''Polyommatus'' and '' Aricia'', but recent molec ...

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Polyommatus dorylas ''Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas'', the turquoise blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Ural Mountains, Caucasus and Transcaucasia. Its wingspan is 15–17 mm. The butterfly's comm ...

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Polyommatus damon ''Polyommatus damon'', the Damon blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Polyommatus damon damon'' – (Central and Southern Europe) * ''Polyommatus damon kotshubeji'' (, 1915) – (Transcaucasia) * '' ...

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Polyommatus altivagans ''Polyommatus altivagans'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Walter Forster in 1956. It is found in Asia Minor, the eastern Caucasus and Transcaucasia The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Trans ...

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Gallery

Hearts Waterfall.jpg, Waterfall in Lichk Եկեղեցի Լիճք գյուղում.JPG, Surb Karapet church in Lichk Lichk 2nd waterfall.jpg, Waterfall in Lichk Եկեղեցի Զվարավանք, Լիճք 01.jpg, Zvaravank church in Lichk ԵԱԶ հուշարձան Լիճքում.jpg, WWII monument in Lichk

References

Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub