Official Name: | Gegharkunik |
Native Name: | Գեղարքունիք |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Gegharkunik |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gegharkunik |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Gavar |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1828 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1,654 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AMT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.2511°N 45.1481°W |
Elevation M: | 2096 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1207 |
Gegharkunik (hy|Գեղարքունիք) is a Gavar Municipality of the village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
The village was known as Bashkend until 1946.
The village was founded in 1828 by emigrants primarily from Gavar. The village contains a small church, and St. Gevorg Church on a hill nearby.[2]