Malishka Explained

Official Name:Malishka
Native Name:Մալիշկա
Settlement Type:Village
Rural Community
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Vayots Dzor
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Vayots Dzor
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Yeghegnadzor
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:86
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4,460
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.7369°N 45.3875°W

Malishka (Armenian: Մալիշկա) is a village and rural municipal community of the Yeghegnadzor Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.

Economy

Almost all of the population lives by subsistence farming. The only other places of employment in the village are the two village schools, the two kindergartens, or one of the many "khanuts" (shops).

Education

Peace Corps volunteers have been active in Malishka,[2] having taught English and holding after-school English clubs at Malishka Secondary School no. 1.

Historical and Cultural Monuments

The ruins of ancient Moz town are located 3-4 km southeast of the village of Malishka, on a 1,200 meter high hill above the right bank of the Arpa River. The town was destroyed by an earthquake and volcanic eruption in the year of 735.

The village also features with st. Gevorg church (1850), a 7th century castle, cross-stones of the 9-14th centuries. The medieval fortresses "Berdajur" and "Ahekaberd" are located in the vicinity of the village, and 1.5 km east, there is a bridge of the 18th century.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. http://syunikngo.am/en/2017/05/27/winter-2012/ Syunik Development NGO - Newsletter Winter 2012