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Ishkhanasar

Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E / 39.56000°N 46.04361°E / 39.56000; 46.04361
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Ishkhanasar
Իշխանասար
Scenery around nearby mountain Mets Ishkhanasar
Scenery around nearby mountain Mets Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar is located in Armenia
Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar is located in Syunik Province
Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar
Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E / 39.56000°N 46.04361°E / 39.56000; 46.04361
CountryArmenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalitySisian
Area
 • Total12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population
 • Total294
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Ishkhanasar at GEOnet Names Server

Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

The village is located close to the Azerbaijani border, which until 2020 was controlled by the Armenian Republic of Artsakh. During the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village came under shelling.[3]

Etymology

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The village is named in honour of Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian (nom de guerre: Ishkhan), a resistance leader during the Armenian genocide.

Demographics

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The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 271 in 2010,[4] up from 147 at the 2001 census.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
  2. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  3. ^ Murdock, Heather (2023-10-04). "Reporter's Notebook: The End of Artsakh". Voice of America. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  5. ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia