7/23/2023 0 Comments Khabarnak geo![]() The regions of Vardenis and Chambarak used to have a significant Azerbaijani minority. Currently, very few Molokans still reside in the two villages. The villages of Chkalovka (formerly Aleksandrovka) and Semyonovka were founded by Russian Molokans during the 1st half of the 19th century. ![]() In 1992, the Artsvashen exclave was occupied by Azerbaijan and resettled by Azerbaijanis. The Holy Mother of God Cathedral in Gavar is the seat of the diocese. The regulating body of the church is the Diocese of Gegharkunik, headed by Bishop Markos Hovhannisyan. ![]() Gegharkunik Province is almost entirely populated by ethnic Armenians who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church. Vardenik is also the largest rural community in Armenia.Ĭathedral of the Holy Mother of God in Gavar With a population of 9,880, the village of Vardenik is the largest rural municipality of Gegharkunik. The other urban centres of are Sevan, Martuni, Vardenis and Chambarak. The largest urban community is the provincial centre of Gavar, with a population of 20,765. The province has 5 urban and 87 rural communities. Īccording to the 2011 official census, Gegharkunik has a population of 235,075 (119,180 men and 115,895 women), forming around 7.8% of the entire population of Armenia. Demographics Population Īccording to the 1989 Soviet census, the Gegharkunik Province (then part of the Vardenis, Kamo, Krasnoselsk, Martuni, and Sevan districts in 1930–1995) had a population of 230,548. On, an Armenian soldier was killed by Azerbaijani fire in Gegharkunik, and two days later on 27 May, six Armenian soldiers were captured by Azerbaijani forces in Gegharkunik while carrying out engineering work near the border with Azerbaijan. Starting on, Azerbaijani troops advanced into Gegharkunik province and established positions near the villages of Kut and Verin Shorzha, precipitating a border crisis between Armenia and Azerbaijan. With the territorial administration reform of 1995, the 5 raions were merged to form the Gegharkunik Province.Īfter the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, the length of the province's border with Azerbaijan increased. Historically, the current territory of the province mainly occupies the Gegharkunik and Sotk cantons of the Syunik province of Ancient Armenia, along with parts of Mazaz and Varazhnunik cantons of Ayrarat province.įrom 1930 until 1995, modern-day Gegharkunik was divided into 5 raions within the Armenian SSR: Sevan raion, Kamo raion, Krasnoselsk raion, Martuni raion and Vardenis raion. ( February 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. The wheat ears on both sides of the coat of arms represent the agricultural characteristic of the province, while the opened book at the bottom represents the intellectual and cultural heritage of the region. It is depicted on the Gegharkunik coat of arms adopted on, flying over the Lake Sevan and its peninsula, surrounded by the mountains of Sevan. Īrmenian gull is the symbol of the province. The word "Uel" is believed to be an early ( proto-Armenian) version of "Gegh" (proto-Indo European u corresponds with g in Armenian, l corresponds with the Armenian gh). The region of Gegharkunik has been connected to Uelikuni/Uelikuhi, attested in Urartian sources as one of the local "kingdoms" conquered by Urartu in the eighth century BCE. The Gegham Mountains and the Lake of Gegham (currently known as Lake Sevan) were also named after Gegham. Gegham was the father of Sisak (founder of the Siunia dynasty) and Harma (grandfather of Ara the Beautiful). The early Armenian history Movses Khorenatsi connected the name of Gegharkunik with Gegham, a 5th-generation descendant of the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation Hayk.
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