Gnishik

39°39′21″N 45°18′00″E / 39.65583°N 45.30000°E / 39.65583; 45.30000

Place in Vayots Dzor, Armenia

Gnishik Գնիշիկ

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Coordinates: 39°39′21″N 45°18′00″E / 39.65583°N 45.30000°E / 39.65583; 45.30000
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Areni
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	44
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Gnishik at GEOnet Names Server

Gnishik (Armenian: Գնիշիկ) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.

Nature

Natural habitats vary from semi-desert to mountain steppes and meadows. The vicinity of Gnishik has been considered to be a Prime Butterfly Area,^[2] where a wide variety of rare butterflies, including Papilio alexanor, Colias chlorocoma, Pseudochazara schahrudensis, Tomares romanovi, Phengaris arion, and a number of others can be observed.

Municipal administration

Gnishik was previously a community, which included the town of Mozrov, and had a combined population of 132 in 2011.^[1]

Notable residents

Rouben Abrahamian

Gallery

Church in Gnishik
Khachkars in Gnishik

References

^ ^a ^b Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ Gnisheek PBA at Butterfly Conservation Armenia

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gnishik.

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Gnishik PBA. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/gnisheek.html