Arevik, Shirak Explained

Official Name:Arevik
Native Name:Արևիկ
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Shirak
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shirak
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Akhuryan
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1781
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.7361°N 43.8928°W
Elevation M:1530

Arevik (Armenian: Արևիկ) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 1,781 in 2010, up from 1,749 at the 2001 census.

History

The rural village was established in the 18th century by thousands of Armenian Catholics, who were forced into exile from Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire.

When Armenia was part of the Soviet Union, the village was changed to Arevik as its present name in 1945. From the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Arevik has survived as a predominantly Catholic village.