Areni Municipality

Areni Municipality, referred to as Areni Community, is a rural community and administrative subdivision of of , at the southeast of the country. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the village of .
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  • Type: municipality of Armenia with 9,800 residents
  • Description: rural community in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
  • Also known as: “Areni” and “Areni Community”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Areni-1 cave and Magellan cave.

Cave
Photo: Serouj, CC BY 3.0.
The complex is an ancient multicomponent…

Cave
Photo: Magellancave, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Surb Astvatsatsin of Areni is a single-nave two-aisled domed church completed in the year 1321.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Areni and Arpi.

Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and the center of the Municipality of the in Armenia.

Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Areni Municipality of the in . is situated 4 km east of Areni Municipality.

Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Areni Municipality of the in . is situated 4½ km northwest of Areni Municipality.

Areni Municipality

Latitude
39.7361° or 39° 44′ 10″ north
Longitude
45.2192° or 45° 13′ 9″ east
Population
9,800
Elevation
1,112 metres (3,648 feet)
Open location code
8HF7P6P9+CM
Geo­Names ID
13133025
Wiki­data ID
Q48862636
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Areni Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արենի համայնք”
  • Chinese: “阿雷尼市镇”
  • Persian: “شهرداری آرنی”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Areni, Vaioț Dzor”
  • Russian: “община Арени”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tstsakhach and Hin Areni.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: K’arap’adzor and Neghandzav.

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