Artsvanik (Armenian: Արծվանիկ) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Artsvanik Արծվանիկ | |
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 6th-century monastery of Yeritsavank in Artsvanik | |
  Artsvanik  Artsvanik | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′42″N 46°28′25″E / 39.26167°N 46.47361°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Kapan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.02 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 625 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Etymology
The village has previously been known as Yeritsvanik, Yeritsvank’, Yertsu Vank’, Karmir Vank’, Yerets’, Yerets and Yeretsvanik.
Demographics
In 1908, Artsvanik (Russian: Арцеваник) had a predominantly Armenian population of 952 within the Zangezur Uyezd of the Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire.[3]
The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 578 in 2010,[4] down from 652 at the 2001 census.[5]
Gallery
WWII memorial
Yeritsavank
References
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