Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar Իշխանասար | |
|---|---|
 Scenery around nearby mountain Mets Ishkhanasar | |
  Ishkhanasar  Ishkhanasar | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E / 39.56000°N 46.04361°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Sisian |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 294 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Ishkhanasar at GEOnet Names Server | |
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.[3]
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,[4] up from 147 at the 2001 census.[5]
Gallery
Scenery around Mets Ishkhanasar, several kilometers to the east of the village, near the Armenia–Azerbaijan border
Scenery around Mets Ishkhanasar
Lake Sev (Armenian: Սև լիճ, romanized: Sev Lich, lit. 'Black Lake'), located to the east of Mets Ishkhanasar
Mets Ishkhanasar
References
- ^ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Murdock, Heather (2023-10-04). "Reporter's Notebook: The End of Artsakh". Voice of America. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
- ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
