Shaki ( hy, Շաքի) is a village in the

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

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 ...

, located to the north of

Sisian Sisian ( hy, Սիսիան) is a town and the centre of the urban community of Sisian, in the Syunik Province in southern Armenia. It is located on the Vorotan River, 6 km south of the Yerevan-Meghri highway, at a road distance of 217 km southeast ...

. The village's Holy Mother of God Church was opened in 2003. The

Shaki Waterfall Shaki Waterfall ( hy, Շաքիի ջրվեժ) is a waterfall in Armenia, with a height of 18 m. It is located in Syunik Province. The Shaki Waterfall is situated 6 km from the town of Sisian. On the left side of the river Vorotan River, Voro ...

is located near the village.

Demographics

Population

The 2011 Armenia census reported its population was 1,197, down from 1,390 at the 2001 census.

Gallery

Armenia. Shaki river P8240895 2350.jpg, Scenery around Shaki river Shaki Waterfall, Armenia - Շաքիի ջրվեժ, Հայաստան.jpg, Shaki waterfall Shaki river, Syunik, Armenia 01.jpg, Scenery around Shaki river

References

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