Artsvanist

Artsvanist (Armenian: Արծվանիստ) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and a large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.^[2]

Artsvanist Արծվանիստ
Vanevan Monastery
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Coordinates: 40°09′18″N 45°30′28″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Martuni
Founded	1829–1830
Elevation	1,941 m (6,368 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,825
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1404
Artsvanist at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was known as Nerkin Aluchalu and Alichali until 1968, rendered as Nizhniy Aluchalu in Russian.

History

The village was founded in 1829-30 by migrants from Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey.^[3]

Gallery

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  Vanevan Monastery
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  Scenery around Vanevan Monastery
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  Interior of Vanevan Monastery
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  Scenery around Artsvanisti St. Hripsime church
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  Artsvanisti St. Hripsime church