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Arpunk

Arpunk is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Three kilometers southeast of the village is a 15th-century church. 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.

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Arpunk
Արփունք
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Coordinates: 40°17′21″N 45°44′15″E / 40.28917°N 45.73750°E / 40.28917; 45.73750
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityVardenis
Elevation
2,050 m (6,730 ft)
Population
 (2011)1
 • Total
568
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1607
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Arpunk (Armenian: Արփունք; Azerbaijani: Kəsəmən) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Three kilometers southeast of the village is a 15th-century church.2 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.3

Toponymy

The village was known as Bahar until 1978.

Notable people

References

References

  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  3. "ԱՐՓՈՒՆՔ". gegharkunik.am. 2011. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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