Ishkhanasar

Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Ishkhanasar Իշխանասար
Scenery around nearby mountain Mets Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar Show map of Armenia Ishkhanasar Show map of Syunik Province
Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Sisian
Area [1]
• Total	12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	294
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Ishkhanasar at GEOnet Names Server

The village is located close to the Azerbaijani border, which until 2020 was controlled by the Armenian Republic of Artsakh. During the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village came under shelling.^[3]

Etymology

The village is named in honour of Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian (nom de guerre: Ishkhan), a resistance leader during the Armenian genocide.

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 271 in 2010,^[4] up from 147 at the 2001 census.^[5]

Gallery

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  Scenery around Mets Ishkhanasar, several kilometers to the east of the village, near the Armenia–Azerbaijan border
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  Scenery around Mets Ishkhanasar
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  Lake Sev (Armenian: Սև լիճ, romanized: Sev Lich, lit. 'Black Lake'), located to the east of Mets Ishkhanasar
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  Mets Ishkhanasar

References

1. "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
2. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
3. Murdock, Heather (2023-10-04). "Reporter's Notebook: The End of Artsakh". Voice of America. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
4. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
5. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia