Getik, Gegharkunik
Getik (Armenian: Գետիկ) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Getik
Գետիկ | |
|---|---|
 Nearby Getik State Sanctuary | |
  Getik | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 45°16′00″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 370 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Getik, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server | |
Toponymy
The village was previously known as Nor Bashkend or Nor Bashgyukh, lit. 'New Chief Village'.
History
The village was founded in 1922 by settlers from Artsvashen (then Hin Bashkend), and has megalithic monuments, khachkars and an Iron Age cyclopean fort by the name of "Mughani Khach".[2]
Gallery
Getik State Sanctuary
Getik State Sanctuary
WWII monument in Getik
Hin Getik Monastery.jpg.webp)
Hin Getik Monastery
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
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- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 49; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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