Areni Municipality
Areni Municipality, referred to as Areni Community, is a rural community and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia, at the southeast of the country. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the village of Areni.- Type: human-geographic territorial entity with 9,800 residents
- Description: rural community in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
- Also known as: “Areni” and “Areni Community”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Areni-1 cave and Magellan cave.
Areni-1 cave
Cave
The Areni-1 cave complex is a multicomponent site, and late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age ritual site and settlement, located near the Areni village in southern Armenia along the Arpa River.
Areni Church
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. It is located atop a plateau overlooking the Arpa River and the village of Areni in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areni and Arpi.
Areni
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Areni is a village and the center of the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. Areni is best known for its wine production, with the majority of wine produced locally from the nearby village of Getap.
Arpi
Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arpi is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It is situated 8 km southwest of the Province center, on the right bank of the Arpa River. The Yerevan-Meghri interstate highway passes through the village. Arpi is situated 4 km east of Areni Municipality.
Rind
Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rind is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia, 1320 m above sea level, 25 km west of the regional center. Rind is situated 4½ km northwest of Areni Municipality.
Areni Municipality
- Location: Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Persian—“Areni Municipality” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Արենի համայնք”
- Persian: “شهرداری آرنی”
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