Gnishik ( hy, Գնիշիկ) is a village in the
Areni Municipality
Areni Municipality, referred to as Areni Community ( hy, Արենի Համայնք ''Areni Hamaynk''), is a rural community and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia, at the southeast of the country. Consisted of a group of ...
of the
Vayots Dzor Province
Vayots Dzor ( hy, Վայոց Ձոր, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It cover ...
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 ''Ox ...
.
Nature
Natural habitats vary from semi-desert to mountain steppes and meadows. The vicinity of Gnishik has been considered to be a Prime Butterfly Area,
Gnisheek PBA at Butterfly Conservation Armenia
/ref> where a wide variety of rare butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
, including ''Papilio alexanor
''Papilio alexanor'', the Alexanor or southern swallowtail, is a butterfly species in the Papilionidae or swallowtails.
The insect has a wingspan of 62–70 mm. It flies from April to July in a single generation, in mountainous regions (170 ...
'', '' Colias chlorocoma'', '' Pseudochazara schahrudensis'', ''Tomares romanovi
''Tomares romanovi'', or Romanoff's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, eastern Turkey, northern Iran, and Kopet Dagh mountains.
The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The species inhabits ...
'', ''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 ...
'', and a number of others can be observed.
Municipal administration
Gnishik was previously a community, which included the town of Mozrov
Mozrov ( hy, Մոզրով) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The ...
, and had a combined population of 132 in 2011.[
]
Notable residents
*Rouben Abrahamian
Rouben Abrahamian, born Ṛubēn Tʻadēosi Abrahamyan ( hy, Ռուբեն Թադեւոս Աբրահամյանը; 1881 – 1951) was an Armenian Iranologist, linguist and translator.
Biography
Rouben Abrahamian was born as Ṛubēn Tʻadēosi Abrah ...
Gallery
Գնիշիկի եկեղեցի 18-19 դդ.jpg, Church in Gnishik
Հավասարաթև խաչքարեր Գնիշիկում.jpg, Khachkars in Gnishik
References
External links
*
* Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Gnishik PBA. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/gnisheek.html
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Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province