Basen () is a village in the

Akhuryan Municipality Shirak (, ) is a province () of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering the provinces of Lori to the east and Aragatsotn to the south and southeast, and the countries of Turkey to the west and Georgia to the north. It ...

of the

Shirak Province Shirak (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province () of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering the provinces of Lori Province, Lori to the east and Aragatsotn Province, Aragatsotn to the south and southeast, and the cou ...

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. The

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reported its population was 1,913 in 2010, up from 1,744 at the 2001 census.

Etymology

The village was known as ''Mets Kyapanak'' until 1935.

Demographics

References

* Communities in Shirak Province Populated places in Shirak Province {{Shirak-geo-stub