Artsvanik ( hy, Արծվանիկ) is a village in the
Kapan Municipality
Kapan Municipality, referred to as Kapan Community ( hy, Կապան Համայնք ''Kapan Hamaynk''), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia, at the south of the country. Consisted of a group of settlem ...
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. It ...
in
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 ' ...
.
Etymology
The village has previously been known as ''Yeritsvanik'', ''Yeritsvank’'', ''Yertsu Vank’'', ''Karmir Vank’'', ''Yerets’'', ''Yerets'' and ''Yeretsvanik''.
Demographics
In 1908, Artsvanik (russian: Арцеваник) had a predominantly Armenian population of 952 within the
Zangezur Uyezd of the
Elisabethpol Governorate
The Elizavetpol Governorate, also known after 1918 as the Ganja Governorate, was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Yelisavetpol (present-day Ganja). The area of the governorate st ...
of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
.
The
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 578 in 2010, down from 652 at the 2001 census.
Gallery
Հուշարձան Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածներին, Սյունիքի մարզ, գ․Արծվանիկ - 01.jpg, WWII memorial
-Երիցվանք վանական համալիր.jpg, Yeritsavank
References
Populated places in Syunik Province
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