Arpunk (Armenian: Արփունք; Azerbaijani: Kəsəmən) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Three kilometers southeast of the village is a 15th-century church.[2] The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[3]

Arpunk
Արփունք
Arpunk is located in Armenia
Arpunk
Arpunk
Arpunk is located in Gegharkunik
Arpunk
Arpunk
Coordinates: 40°17′21″N 45°44′15″E / 40.28917°N 45.73750°E / 40.28917; 45.73750
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityVardenis
Elevation
2,050 m (6,730 ft)
Population
 • Total568
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1607
Arpunk at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

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The village was known as Bahar until 1978.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 82. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  3. ^ "ԱՐՓՈՒՆՔ". gegharkunik.am. 2011. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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