Ishkhanasar Explained

Official Name:Ishkhanasar
Native Name:Իշխանասար
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Syunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Syunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sisian
Area Total Km2:12.75
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:294
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.56°N 46.0436°W

Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

The village is located close to the Azerbaijani border, which until 2020 was controlled by the Armenian Republic of Artsakh. During the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village came under shelling.[2]

Etymology

The village is named in honour of Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian (nom de guerre: Ishkhan), a resistance leader during the Armenian genocide.

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 271 in 2010, up from 147 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: Murdock . Heather . 2023-10-04 . Reporter's Notebook: The End of Artsakh . 2024-01-07 . Voice of America . en.