Achanan Explained

Official Name:Achanan
Native Name:Աճանան
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Syunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Syunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Kapan
Area Total Km2:7.64
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:164
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.2347°N 46.4314°W

Achanan (Armenian: Աճանան) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2]

There is a building inside the village constructed in 695 AD, with an inscription in Persian testifying to the year of construction and incorporating parts of the Koran. The inclusion of the Koran indicates the building's prior use as an Islamic holy place, but in modern history both Azerbaijani and Armenian residents of the village used it only as a warehouse. The building continues to be maintained and repaired today by the local villagers.[3]

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 154 in 2010, down from 161 at the 2001 census.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՍՅՈՒՆԻՔԻ ՄԱՐԶԻ ՔԱՋԱՐԱՆ ՀԱՄԱՅՆՔԻ ՄԻԿՐՈՌԵԳԻՈՆԱԼ ՄԱԿԱՐԴԱԿԻ` ՀԱՄԱԿՑՎԱԾ ՏԱՐԱԾԱԿԱՆ ՊԼԱՆԱՎՈՐՄԱՆ ՓԱՍՏԱԹՂԹԵՐԻ ՄՇԱԿՄԱՆ ՆԱԽԱԳԻԾ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210410143702/http://www.mnp.am/uploads/1/1530182763Qajaran%20hamaynq.doc . 10 April 2021 . 21 . 15 February 2021 . mnp.am .
  3. Web site: June 18, 2012 . Non-Armenian Historic-Cultural Monuments in Syunik . Oct 23, 2022 . Lragir.am.