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Artanish () is a village in the
Shoghakat Municipality Gegharkunik (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenian ...
of the
Gegharkunik Province Gegharkunik (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenian ...
of
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 ...
. On a hill just to the west are the ruins of
cyclopean Cyclopean masonry is a type of masonry, stonework found in Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal Engineering tolerance, clearance between adjacent stones and with clay ...
fortresses, and nearby is a church and a cemetery.


Nature

The vicinity of the village hosts 111 species of butterflies and is recognized as the Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha". The area is also known as one of the key birdwatching sites of Armenia.Birdwatching. Armenian Bird Census Council. 2016. http://www.abcc-am.org/birdwatching.html


Gallery

Artanish Emma YSU (5).jpg,
Lake Sevan Lake Sevan () is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater Alpine lake, high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, at an altitude of abov ...
from Mount Artanish Artanish.jpg, Scenery around Mount Artanish Artanish Emma YSU (1).jpg, Scenery around Mount Artanish -artanish mountain near Sevan Lake S-N 04.jpg, Scenery around Mount Artanish


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* * Populated places in Gegharkunik Province {{Gegharkunik-geo-stub