Tatev ( hy, Տաթև) is a village and the center of the

Tatev Municipality Tatev Municipality, referred to as Tatev Community ( hy, Տաթև Համայնք ''Tatev Hamaynk''), is a rural community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia, at the south of the country. Consisted of a group of settlement ...

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 ...

. The village is home to the 9th-century

Tatev Monastery The Tatev Monastery ( hy, Տաթևի վանք, Tat'evi vank') is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the village of Tatev in the Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The term "Tatev" usually refer ...

, and hosts a station of the

Wings of Tatev Wings of Tatev ( hy, Տաթևի թևեր ''Tatevi tever'') is a cableway between Halidzor and the Tatev, Tatev monastery in Armenia. It is the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section, and holds the record for ''Longest non ...

; the world's longest non-stop double track aerial tramway.

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 was 892 in 2010, down from 1,042 at the 2001 census.

Gallery

Zvartnoc.JPG, Tatev monastery Որոտանի կիրճը.jpg, "Satan's bridge" in Tatev «Սատանի կամուրջ» բնական կամուրջ-2.jpg, Thermal lake near "Satan's bridge" Սատանի կամուրջ1.jpg, Mineral pools beneath "Satan's bridge" St Poghos Petros Church Tatev Monastery.jpg, Saint Poghos-Petros Church, Tatev Monastery Tatevi Anapat 2.jpg, Tatevi Anapat Բամբակի ծով 1.jpg, Scenery around the village Wings of Tatev Tram.jpg, Wings of Tatev Tram 2014 Prowincja Sjunik, Skrzydła Tatewu (06).jpg, Wings of Tatev main building

References

Communities in Syunik Province Populated places in Syunik Province Mountain resorts in Armenia {{Syunik-geo-stub