Alvank (); is a village in the

Meghri Municipality Meghri Municipality, referred to as Meghri Community ( ''Meghri Hamaynk''), is an urban community and administrative subdivision of Syunik Province of Armenia, at the south of the country bordering Iran. Consisted of a group of settlements, its ad ...

of the

Syunik Province Syunik (, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital and larg ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

History

There is a 17th/18th-century Armenian monastery in the village.

Demographics

The

National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia The Statistical Committee of Armenia (), or ArmStat in short, is the national statistical government agency, agency of Armenia. History The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was previously known as the St ...

(ARMSTAT) reported its population as 343 in 2010, down from 382 at the 2001 census.

Gallery

Kusanats Anapat (Alvank) 15.jpg, Kusanats Anapat church Kusanats Anapat (Alvank) 13.jpg, Scenery Kusanats Anapat (Alvank) 02.jpg, Kusanats Anapat church Kusanats Anapat (Alvank) 05.jpg, Kusanats Anapat church Kusanats Anapat (Alvank) 10.jpg, Kusanats Anapat tomb

References

Populated places in Syunik Province {{Syunik-geo-stub