Getap () is a village in the

Yeghegnadzor Municipality Vayots Dzor (, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It covers an area of . With a p ...

of the

Vayots Dzor Province Vayots Dzor (, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It covers an area of . With a ...

in Armenia. It is located approximately 1–2 kilometers to the west of the provincial center, nestled along the lower stretches of the

Yeghegis River Yeghegis () is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It has a rich historical past, with the medieval Zorats Church, the Tsakhats Kar Monastery and the Smbataberd fortress being located in the vicinity o ...

. This village has gained recognition for its wine-making tradition and was officially renamed Getap on 1 January 1935.

Etymology

The village was previously known as ''Koytur''.

History

The village was founded in 1828 by Armenians who migrated from Salmast gavar in

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Geography

Situated at an elevation of 1310 meters above sea level, the village is nestled amidst mountainous terrain and extends along the left side of the

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Meghri Meghri ( ; ) is a town and the centre of the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, near the border with Iran. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 4,580. According to the 2020 official estimate, Meghri's ...

highway. Its administrative territory spans 1977 hectares. The village lies just 1–2 kilometers away from the Province center and is approximately 119 kilometers from Yerevan. Within the village, there are 780 households accommodating a population of 2385 residents. The village has 780 households and 2385 inhabitants. There are 450 private houses and 8 two-floor residential buildings in the village, with a total area of 39,044 square meters.

Climate

The village experiences a dry climate characterized by moderately cold but relatively short winters, followed by warm and extended springs. Summers are hot, and autumn maintains a warm temperature. The constant non-precipitating weather predominates.

Population

According to the RA 2011 census results, Getap had a recorded permanent population of 1981 individuals, with a current population of 1726. Since its establishment, the village has been inhabited by Armenians, whose ancestors migrated from Salmast in 1828–1830. The population dynamics of Getap over the years:

Occupation

The primary occupations of the village involve horticulture, tobacco cultivation,

animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, animal fiber, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising ...

, and

arable farming Arable land (from the , "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for the purposes of a ...

. A significant 75% of the population is actively involved in agricultural activities, which encompass the cultivation of

crop A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. In other words, a crop is a plant or plant product that is grown for a specific purpose such as food, Fiber, fibre, or fuel. When plants of the same spe ...

s such as wheat,

barley Barley (), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains; it was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC, giving it nonshattering spikele ...

Vegetable Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including edible flower, flo ...

s, and

grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...

s. 153 hectares of the village's arable lands are irrigated. The village is home to the Getap wine factory.

Historical and cultural sites

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ancient Getap church was still standing, but today, it has been replaced by a spring monument. About 2 km to the northeast of the village, the remnants of the "Gomavank" church can be found, which bear ancient inscriptions.

Public facilities

There is a school, a house of culture, a kindergarten, and a medical station in the village.

Gallery

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References

External links

* {{portal bar, Geography Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province