Angeghakot

Angeghakot (Armenian: Անգեղակոթ) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. A large reservoir, the Angeghakot Reservoir, spanning more than the entire length of the village lies to the south.

Angeghakot
Անգեղակոթ
Angeghakot is located in Armenia
Angeghakot
Angeghakot
Angeghakot is located in Syunik Province
Angeghakot
Angeghakot
Coordinates: 39°34′05″N 45°56′38″E
CountryArmenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalitySisian
Area
[1]
 • Total45.79 km2 (17.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,582
 • Density35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Angeghakot at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

In 1908, Angeghakot, then known as Angelaut (Russian: Ангелаут), had a predominantly Armenian population of 1,520 within the Zangezur uezd of the Elizavetpol Governorate of the Russian Empire.[3] The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 2,057 in 2010,[4] up from 1,860 at the 2001 census.[5]

Notable people
  • Angeghakot Reservoir
    Angeghakot Reservoir
  • Hazaraprkich Church
    Hazaraprkich Church
  • Megalithic rings in Angeghakot
    Megalithic rings in Angeghakot
  • Khachkar
    Khachkar
  • Saint Vardan chapel
    Saint Vardan chapel
  • Khachkar
    Khachkar

References
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  1. "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
  2. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  3. Кавказский календарь на 1910 год [Caucasian calendar for 1910] (in Russian) (65th ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1910. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022.
  4. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  5. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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