Harzhis

Place in Syunik, Armenia

Harzhis Հարժիս
St. Minas Church in Harzhis
39°26′00″N 46°13′18″E / 39.43333°N 46.22167°E / 39.43333; 46.22167
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Tatev
Area ^[1]
• Total	33.86 km² (13.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	879
• Density	26/km² (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Harzhis at GEOnet Names Server

Harzhis (Armenian: Հարժիս) is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia, 15 km southwest of Goris, on the left side of the Vorotan River, on the plateau. The distance from Kapan - the center of the province is about 79 km. The height above sea level is about 1700-1730 m.

Until 1968, the village was called Yaiji. With that name the settlement was included in the Zangezur uezd within the Elizavetpol Governorate of Russian Empire. During the Soviet years, Harzhis was a part of Goris region of the Armenian SSR. Since 1995, it has been part of the Syunik province of RA, since 2015 the settlement is a part of the enlarged Tatev Municipality.

Demographics

Population

According to the official census in 2011, the population of the village is 879,^[2] down from 1,014 in 2010,^[3] up from 831 at the 2001 census.^[4]

Gallery

Scenery
WWII Monument
Kotrats caravanserai
Khatchkar from 1606 in Harzhis
Hin Harzhis
Kotrats caravanserai
13th-century Alan Tagavor church
Hin Harzhis

References

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^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia