Artanish
Արտանիշ
A view of Artanish
A view of Artanish
Artanish is located in Armenia
Artanish
Artanish
Artanish is located in Gegharkunik
Artanish
Artanish
Coordinates: 40°29′50″N 45°21′52″E / 40.49722°N 45.36444°E / 40.49722; 45.36444
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityShoghakat
Elevation
1,924 m (6,312 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total756
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1308
Artanish at GEOnet Names Server

Artanish (Armenian: Արտանիշ; Azerbaijani: Ardanış) is a village in the Shoghakat Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2] In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2] On a hill just to the west are the ruins of cyclopean fortresses, and nearby is a church and a cemetery.[3]

Nature

The vicinity of the village hosts 111 species of butterflies and is recognized as the Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha".[4] The area is also known as one of the key birdwatching sites of Armenia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 "ԱՐՏԱՆԻՇ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  4. ↑ Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha". Butterfly Conservation Armenia, 2016. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/artanish-shorzha.html
  5. ↑ Birdwatching. Armenian Bird Census Council. 2016. http://www.abcc-am.org/birdwatching.html Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
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