Official Name: | Artanish |
Native Name: | Արտանիշ |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Gegharkunik |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gegharkunik |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Shoghakat |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 756 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AMT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.4972°N 45.3644°W |
Elevation M: | 1924 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1308 |
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.[3] On a hill just to the west are the ruins of cyclopean fortresses, and nearby is a church and a cemetery.[4]
The vicinity of the village hosts 111 species of butterflies and is recognized as the Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha".[5] The area is also known as one of the key birdwatching sites of Armenia.[6]