Getik, Gegharkunik
Getik (Armenian: Գետիկ) is a village in the Chambarak Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Getik
Գետիկ | |
|---|---|
 Nearby Getik State Sanctuary | |
  Getik  Getik | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 45°16′00″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Chambarak |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 370 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Getik, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
The village was founded in 1922 by settlers from Artsvashen and has megalithic monuments, khachkars and an Iron Age cyclopean fort by the name of "Mughani Khach".[2]
Gallery
Getik State Sanctuary
Getik State Sanctuary
WWII monument in Getik
Hin Getik Monastery.jpg.webp)
Hin Getik Monastery
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Getik, Gegharkunik.
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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