Tegh ( hy, Տեղ) is a village and the center of the
Tegh Municipality of the
Syunik Province in
Armenia
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Highway before passing the border with the
Republic of Artsakh
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Of significance in the village, are the dozens of visible caves present near Tegh. The village is underlaid by a soft stone layer of porous rock, replete with rows of caves that were once used for human habitation, now largely used for animals. There are also some very large ones facing highway M12. Rows of them are visible from the highway while driving east.
Demographics
Population
The
Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,520 in 2010, up from 2,333 at the 2001 census.
Gallery
Cave City Tegh.jpg, "Cave City" in Tegh
Tegh, Building complex Meliq-Barkhudaryan Amarath, 2014.05.11 - panoramio.jpg, Residential complex "Amarath" of the Melik-Barkhudaryans (1783)
Տեղ գյուղի Արամայիս Սարգսյանի անվան միջնակարգ դպրոց.jpg, School in Tegh
Խաչքար արցախյան պատերազմի և Տեղ գյուղի զոհվածների հիշատակին- Տեղ գյուղ.jpg, Khachkar monument in memory of the victims of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Tegh, S. Gevorg, 2014.05.11 - panoramio (1).jpg, Saint George's Church in Tegh
References
Communities in Syunik Province
Populated places in Syunik Province
Elizavetpol Governorate
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