Karashen

Place in Syunik, Armenia

Karashen Քարաշեն

39°32′24″N 46°24′29″E / 39.54000°N 46.40806°E / 39.54000; 46.40806
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Tegh
Area ^[1]
• Total	13.82 km² (5.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	550
• Density	40/km² (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Karashen at GEOnet Names Server

Karashen (Armenian: Քարաշեն) is a village in the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 640 in 2010,^[3] up from 576 at the 2001 census.^[4]

It is located in the central-eastern part of the province, a short distance from the Vorotan River - a tributary of the Aras River, which, in turn, is a tributary of the Kurá - and the border with Azerbaijan.

Gallery

WWII monument in Karashen

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karashen.

^ "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.
^ 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