Hatsavan () is a village in the

Sisian Municipality Sisian Municipality, referred to as Sisian Community ( ''Sisian Hamaynk''), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Arme ...

of the

Syunik Province Syunik (, ) 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. Its capital and larg ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

Toponymy

The village was previously known as ''Sisian''.

Demographics

The

Statistical Committee of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia (), or ArmStat in short, is the national statistical agency of Armenia. History The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was previously known as the Statistical Departme ...

reported its population was 280 in 2010, up from 262 at the 2001 census.

Notable people

Ashot Avagyan Ashot Avagyan (Armenian language, Armenian: Աշոտ Ավագյան; born May 20, 1958) is a modern Armenians, Armenian artist who lives and works in Sisian, Armenia. The cornerstone of Avagyan's artistic work is the cultural heritage of his ho ...

(1958-), Armenian painter

References

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