Geghavank
Appearance
Geghavank
Գեղավանք Aşağı Pürülü | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 39°13′01″N 46°11′25″E / 39.21694°N 46.19028°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Syunik |
Municipality | Kajaran Municipality |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Geghavank at GEOnet Names Server |
Geghavank (Template:Lang-hy; Template:Lang-az, anglicized: Ashaghy Purulu, lit. 'Lower Purulu') is an abandoned Azerbaijani village in the Kajaran Municipality of Syunik Province of Armenia.[1] The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2] Geghavank is listed as unpopulated in the 2011 Armenian census.[3]
Toponoym
The village was formerly known as Nerkin Pirlu, Lower Pirlu, Kend Purulu until it was renamed Geghavank in 1991.[4]
References
- ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
- ^ "Gıhı dərəsi (çayı) hövzəsinin sakral ocaqları və yaxud uydurma "Ermənistanın sakral coğrafiyası"nın əsassızlığı" (in Azerbaijani). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Report of the Results of the 2011 Armenian Census" (PDF). National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia.
- ^ "ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԳԵՐԱԳՈՒՅՆ ԽՈՐՀՈՒՐԴ". arlis.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.