Mets Parni ( hy, Մեծ Պառնի; also, Parni) is a town in the

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, 33 km north-west of the regional capital Vanadzor. The village is located on the right bank of the river Pambak, 1680 meters above sea level. The village is located near two churches; St. Sarkis (19th century) and Mets Parni Church (13-14 centuries).

Demographics

The population of Mets Parni has steadily grown since 1831, with a brief depopulation after the 1988 earthquake.

Economy

The village may be one of Armenia's oldest settlements, and is located on the central Yerevan-Gyumri highway. The Yerevan-Tbilisi railway passes through the village. Before the

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the village hosted two parallel industrialized workshops, a branch of

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crystal factory and a garment factory. The climate of the area is very favorable to agriculture. The main employment sector in the village is crop cultivation and animal husbandry. Most of the village's lands are irrigated and fertile, and are mainly used to produce grain and potatoes. After the earthquake destroyed a number of homes, training and education of pre-school age children and students work continued. However, due to financial constraints a series of temporary shelters were closed, but work continues on a new 450-seat high school. There is a medical center with 15 beds and an outpatient clinic. The Health Center is equipped with specialists, a pediatrician, therapist, and a dentist.

Name Origin

The name bears the suffix -ni, evident in many names in the area since

Urartian Urartian or Vannic is an extinct Hurro-Urartian language which was spoken by the inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Urartu (''Biaini'' or ''Biainili'' in Urartian), which was centered on the region around Lake Van and had its capital, Tushpa, ...

times, for example, Garni, Ptghni,

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, Bagratuni, Aratsani,

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, and so on. It is possible Parni took its name from an archaic name for the Pambak valley area, which is surrounds the village. Mets Parni as a settlement existed in ancient times, which is evidenced by ancient river bed graves discovered during constructions near the village of Tsaghkaber. The village was likely destroyed and rebuilt several times. In particular, the village is located on the eastern side of a high hill that often protect the people from enemies.

Gallery

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References

* * * Populated places in Lori Province {{Lori-geo-stub