Kirants, Armenia

Kirants (Armenian: Կիրանց) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 8th-century Kirants Monastery, and the 13th-century Arakelots Monastery are located near Kirants.

Kirants Կիրանց
A view of Kirants
Kirants Show map of Tavush Kirants Show map of Armenia
Coordinates: 41°02′49″N 45°05′52″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Municipality	Ijevan
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	352
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Kirants, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was known as Getashen until 1967.

Gallery

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  Kirants Monastery
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  Scenery around Kirants
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  Arakelots Monastery
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  Sranotsi Bridge
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  St. Astvatsatsin Church
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  Artsakh war memorial
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  Kirants Monastery interior
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  Old house in Kirants

References

1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.