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Gegharkunik

Գեղարքունիք
Location o Gegharkunik athin Armenie
Location o Gegharkunik athin Armenie
Coordinates: 40°25′N 45°12′E / 40.417°N 45.200°E / 40.417; 45.200
KintraArmenie
CaipitalGavar
Govrenment
 • GovrenorNver Poghosian
Area
 • Total5348 km2 (2,065 sq mi)
Area rank1st
Population
 (2002)
 • Total215,371
 • Rank7t
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04
 • Summer (DST)UTC+05
Postal code
1201–1626
ISO 3166 codeAM.GR
FIPS 10-4AM04
Websitegegharkunik.gov.am

Gegharkunik (Armenie: Գեղարքունիք) is a province (marz) o Armenie. Gegharkunik wis namit efter Gegham. Gegham wis a Haykazuni King an fift generation efter Hayk. Gegham wis the faither o Sisak o Syunid nobles an Arma the grandfaither o Ara the Bonnie. Geghama muntains an Geghama lake, presently Lake Sevan, wur namit efter Gegham.

Gegharkunik Province is in the east o Armenie, borderin Azerbaijan. At 5,348 km², Gegharkunik is the lairgest province in Armenie bi aurie. Housomeivver, thareby 1,278 km² o its territory is covered bi Lake Sevan, the lairgest loch in the Caucasus an a major tourist attraction o the region. It haes a exclave athin Azerbaijan, Artsvashen, whilk came unner Azerbaijani control in the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Its caipital is Gavar.

Specially protectit auries

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Sevan National Park

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Sevan Naitional Pairk wis established in 1978 tae pertect Lake Sevan. It occupees the territories o the Lake Sevan comprisin the bed o intermontane concavity o Sevan an those freed frae its bed. The aurie comprises 1501 square kilometers, o whilk 24.9 thoosan hectares are lakeside land. It is surroondit wi the slopes o muntain chains o Areguni, Geghama, Vardenis, Pambak an Sevan. Some 1600 plant an 330 ainimal species are foond here. The pairk is dividit intae 3 zones: a reserve, a recreation zone, an a zone for economic uise.

Akhnabad Yew Grove State Reservation

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Akhnabad Yew Grove State Reservation wis established in 1958. It is locatit on Mt. Tsaghkot o the Miapor muntain range near Aghavnavank. The main species o the reservation is yew (taxus baccata L.). On the territory o the reservation yew grows in the mixed wid (beech, aik, maple etc.). Trees 300–400 year auld, 25 m heich an wi 70–90 cm trunk diameter can be foond thare.

Getik State Reservation

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Getik State Reservation wis established in 1971. Main protectit objects are forest fauna.

Juniper Forest State Reservation

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Juniper Forest State Reservation wis established in 1958. Main pertected object is relict aiten, as weel as ither numerous species.

Commonties

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The province o Gegharkunik consists o the follaein 92 commonties (hamaynkner), o whilk 5 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 87 are considered rural.[1] The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995. Thare settlements lik Chichakli an aw.

Gavar Sevan Chambarak Martuni Vardenis
  1. Berdkunk
  2. Gandzak
  3. Gavar
  4. Gegharkunik
  5. Hayravank
  6. Karmirgyugh
  7. Lanjaghbyur
  8. Lchap
  9. Noratus
  10. Sarukhan
  11. Tsaghkashen
  12. Tsovazard
  1. Chkalovka
  2. Ddmashen
  3. Geghamavan
  4. Lchashen
  5. Norashen
  6. Semyonovka
  7. Sevan
  8. Tsaghkunk
  9. Tsovagyugh
  10. Varser
  11. Zovaber
  1. Aghberk
  2. Antaramej
  3. Artanish
  4. Artsvashen
  5. Aygut
  6. Chambarak
  7. Dprabak
  8. Drakhtik
  9. Dzoravank
  10. Getik
  11. Jil
  12. Kalavan
  13. Martuni
  14. Shorzha
  15. Ttujur
  16. Vahan
  1. Artsvanist
  2. Astghadzor
  3. Dzoragyugh
  4. Geghhovit
  5. Lichk
  6. Madina
  7. Martuni
  8. Nerkin Getashen
  9. Tazagyugh
  10. Tsakkar
  11. Tsovinar
  12. Vaghashen
  13. Vardadzor
  14. Vardenik
  15. Verin Getashen
  16. Yeranos
  17. Zolakar
  1. Akhpradzor
  2. Akunk
  3. Areguni
  4. Arpunk
  5. Avazan
  6. Ayrk
  7. Azat
  8. Daranak
  9. Geghakar
  10. Geghamabak
  11. Geghamasar
  12. Jaghatsadzor
  13. Kakhakn
  14. Karchaghbyur
  15. Khachaghbyur
  16. Kut
  17. Kutakan
  18. Lchavan
  19. Lusakunk
  20. Makenis
  21. Mets Masrik
  22. Nerkin Shorzha
  23. Norabak
  24. Norakert
  25. Pambak
  26. Pokr Masrik
  27. Shatjrek
  28. Shatvan
  29. Sotk
  30. Torfavan
  31. Tretuk
  32. Tsapatagh
  33. Tsovak
  34. Vanevan
  35. Vardenis
  36. Verin Shorzha
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References

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  1. "RA Gegharkunik Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002–2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007.

Freemit airtins

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