Artanish

Artanish (Armenian: Արտանիշ; Azerbaijani: Ardanış) is a village in the Shoghakat Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.^[2] In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.^[2] On a hill just to the west are the ruins of cyclopean fortresses, and nearby is a church and a cemetery.^[3]

Artanish Արտանիշ
A view of Artanish
Artanish Show map of Armenia Artanish Show map of Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°29′50″N 45°21′52″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Shoghakat
Elevation	1,924 m (6,312 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	756
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1308
Artanish at GEOnet Names Server

Nature

The vicinity of the village hosts 111 species of butterflies and is recognized as the Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha".^[4] The area is also known as one of the key birdwatching sites of Armenia.^[5]

Gallery

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  Lake Sevan from Mount Artanish
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  Scenery around Mount Artanish
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  Scenery around Mount Artanish
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  Scenery around Mount Artanish

References

1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
2. "ԱՐՏԱՆԻՇ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
3. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
4. Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha". Butterfly Conservation Armenia, 2016. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/artanish-shorzha.html
5. Birdwatching. Armenian Bird Census Council. 2016. http://www.abcc-am.org/birdwatching.html Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine

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.