Artsvanist ( hy, Արծվանիստ) is a village in the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...
of
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 south of
Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan ( hy, Սևանա լիճ, Sevana lich) is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, ...
. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of
Vanevan and a large but broken medieval
khachkar
A ''khachkar'', also known as a ''khatchkar'' or Armenian cross-stone ( hy, խաչքար, , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, in ...
monument nearby.
Toponymy
The village was known as ''Nerkin Aluchalu'' and ''Alichali'' until 1968, rendered as ''Nizhniy Aluchalu'' in Russian.
History
The village was founded in 1829-30 by migrants from
Alashkert, in present-day
Eastern Turkey
The Eastern Anatolia Region ('' tr, Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous province in the region is Van Province. Other populous provinces are Malatya, Erzurum and Elazığ.
It is bordered by the Black Se ...
.
Gallery
Vanevan Monastery, Artsvanist 16.jpg, Vanevan Monastery
VANEVANQ MONASTERY Վանական համալիր Վանեվանք 32.JPG, Scenery around Vanevan Monastery
Vanevan Monastery, Artsvanist 03.jpg, Interior of Vanevan Monastery
Artsvanisti Sb.Hripsime church (12).jpg, Scenery around Artsvanisti St. Hripsime church
Artsvanisti Sb.Hripsime church (1).jpg, Artsvanisti St. Hripsime church
References
External links
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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