Artsvanik

Artsvanik (Armenian: Արծվանիկ) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Artsvanik Արծվանիկ
6th-century monastery of Yeritsavank in Artsvanik
Artsvanik Show map of Armenia Artsvanik Show map of Syunik Province
Coordinates: 39°15′42″N 46°28′25″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Kapan
Area [1]
• Total	20.02 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	625
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)

Etymology

The village has previously been known as Yeritsvanik, Yeritsvank’, Yertsu Vank’, Karmir Vank’, Yerets’, Yerets and Yeretsvanik.

Demographics

In 1908, Artsvanik (Russian: Арцеваник) had a predominantly Armenian population of 952 within the Zangezur Uyezd of the Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire.^[3]

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 578 in 2010,^[4] down from 652 at the 2001 census.^[5]

Gallery

• 
  WWII memorial
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  Yeritsavank