Getik, Gegharkunik

40°39′44″N 45°16′00″E / 40.66222°N 45.26667°E / 40.66222; 45.26667

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Getik Գետիկ
Nearby Getik State Sanctuary
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Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 45°16′00″E / 40.66222°N 45.26667°E / 40.66222; 45.26667
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Chambarak
Founded	1922
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	370
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Getik, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server

Getik (Armenian: Գետիկ) is a village in the Chambarak Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

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
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

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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.

Gegharkunik Province

Capital: Gavar

Urban settlements