Gudemnis ( hy, Գուդեմնիս) is a village in the

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

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 ...

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 ' ...

Demographics

Population

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 39 in 2010, down from 66 at the 2001 census. The inhabitants speak the Kakavaberd dialect of

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

Nature

The vicinity of the village is designated as the "Gudemnis" Prime Butterfly Area by the Butterfly Conservation Armenia organization,Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Gudemnis PBA. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/gudemnis.html since there are number of species of National and Global Conservation Concern. Those include: '' Carcharodus lavatherae'', '' Parnassius mnemosyne'', '' Colias aurorina'', ''

Chazara briseis ''Chazara briseis'', the hermit, is a butterfly species belonging to the Family (biology), family Nymphalidae. It can be found in North Africa, southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Central Asia through Afghanistan, and north-wes ...

'', '' Tomares romanovi'', ''

Pseudophilotes vicrama ''Pseudophilotes vicrama'', the eastern baton blue, Retrieved April 23, 2018. is a small butterfly found in Asia, east to Tian Shan and parts of China, west to the Balkans, Turkey, eastern Europe to southern Finland. It belongs to the lycaenids ...

'', '' Phengaris arion'', and others.

References

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