Artanish Explained

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]

Nature

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: ԱՐՏԱՆԻՇ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030194646/https://gegharkunik.am/node/46 . 2020-10-30 . 14 February 2021. gegharkunik.am.
  3. Web site: ԱՐՏԱՆԻՇ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030194646/https://gegharkunik.am/node/46 . 2020-10-30 . 14 February 2021. gegharkunik.am.
  4. Book: Kiesling . Brady. Raffi. Kojian. 2005 . Rediscovering Armenia: Guide. 2nd. Matit Graphic Design Studio. Yerevan. 84. 99941-0-121-8.
  5. Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha". Butterfly Conservation Armenia, 2016. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/artanish-shorzha.html
  6. Birdwatching. Armenian Bird Census Council. 2016. http://www.abcc-am.org/birdwatching.html