Geghanist
Geghanist is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town's church dates from 1852. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 1,277 in 2010, up from 1,150 at the 2001 census.- Type: Village with 1,230 residents
- Description: village in Shirak Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Geghadir”, “Geghanist, Shirak”, and “Gekhanist”
- Historically known as: “Chanka”, “Gekhadir”, “Gholghat”, and “Golgat”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spandaryan and Arevshat.
Spandaryan
Village
Spandaryan is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1946 in honor of Armenian revolutionary Suren Spandaryan. Spandaryan is situated 2½ km south of Geghanist.
Arevshat
Village
Arevshat is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,082 in 2010, up from 1,785 at the 2001 census. Arevshat is situated 4 km southeast of Geghanist.
Getap
Village
Getap is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 822 in 2010, up from 819 at the 2001 census. Getap is situated 4 km southwest of Geghanist.
Geghanist
- Categories: village in Armenia, residential area, and locality
- Location: Artik Municipality, Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.68392° or 40° 41′ 2″ northLongitude
44.02414° or 44° 1′ 27″ eastPopulation
1,230Elevation
1,849 metres (6,066 feet)Open location code
8HG6M2MF+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 526632630OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Geghanist” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Geghadir” (historical)
- Armenian: “Gexanist”
- Armenian: “Գեղադիր”
- Armenian: “Գեղանիստ”
- Armenian: “Ղովլուղաթ” (historical)
- Armenian: “Ճանկա” (historical)
- Armenian: “Ճանկի թափա” (historical)
- Azerbaijani: “Qolqat”
- Bulgarian: “Геганист”
- Chechen: “Геханист”
- Chinese: “Geghanist”
- Dutch: “Geghanist”
- French: “Geghanist”
- Georgian: “გეღანისტი”
- Greek: “Γκεγανίστ”
- Italian: “Geghanist”
- Malay: “Geghanist, Shirak”
- Malay: “Geghanist”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Geghanist”
- Persian: “گغانیست”
- Persian: “گقانیست”
- Polish: “Geghanist”
- Russian: “Гехадир”
- Russian: “Геханист”
- Russian: “Голгат” (historical)
- Russian: “Чанка” (historical)
- Scots: “Geghanist, Shirak”
- Scots: “Geghanist”
- Spanish: “Geghanist”
- Turkish: “Geghanist”
- Turkish: “Kolkat”
- Vietnamese: “Geghanist, Shirak”
- Vietnamese: “Geghanist”
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