Lernakert, Shirak

40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E

Lernakert Լեռնակերտ
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Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Municipality	Artik
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,412[1]
Time zone	UTC+4
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5

Lernakert (Armenian: Լեռնակերտ) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village. In the gorge below is a small church built on earlier foundations and constructed in the 18th century, with a hermit's cell cut into the cliff face behind.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1831	320	—
1897	1,602	+2.47%
1931	1,619	+0.03%
1970	1,466	−0.25%
1979	1,200	−2.20%
2001	1,449	+0.86%
2011	1,412	−0.26%
Source: [2]

Gallery

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  Makaravank Church, 10th-13th centuries
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  Makaravank Church entry
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  18th-century chapel in gorge below Makaravank

See also

• Shirvan
• Shirvan (city)