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Geghamavan

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Geghamavan Գեղամավան
A view of Geghamavan and St. Hovhannes Church
40°33′43″N 44°53′15″E / 40.56194°N 44.88750°E / 40.56194; 44.88750
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Sevan
Founded	1830s
Area
• Total	29.48 km² (11.38 sq mi)
Elevation	1,842 m (6,043 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,721
• Density	58/km² (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1507
Geghamavan at GEOnet Names Server

Geghamavan (Armenian: Գեղամավան) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

History

The village was founded in the 1830s by migrants from the Maku region of Persia. There are church/shrine ruins in the eastern part of the village.^[2]

Gallery

St. Hovhannes Church
Ruined church in Geghamavan
WWII monument
Cemetery in Geghamavan

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. pp. 74–75. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geghamavan.

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.