Shatvan
40°10′59″N 45°49′32″E / 40.18306°N 45.82556°E
Shatvan
Շատվան | |
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  Shatvan  Shatvan | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′59″N 45°49′32″E / 40.18306°N 45.82556°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Vardenis |
| Population | |
• Total | 612 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Shatvan at GEOnet Names Server | |
Shatvan (Template:Lang-hy; Template:Lang-az) is a village in 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. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. Khachkars and church ruins have been preserved in the village. [2]
History
The local cemetery dates to the 15th-16th centuries.[3]
Notable people
References
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "ՇԱՏՎԱՆ". gegharkunik.am. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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