Harich, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E / 40.59806; 44.00750

Harich
Հառիճ
The village of Harich and the gorge below as seen from Harichavank.
Harich
Հառիճ
Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E / 40.59806; 44.00750
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Shirak
Government
  Mayor ?
Area
  Total 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 1,069
Time zone UTC+4 ( )
  Summer (DST) UTC+5 ( )

Harich (Armenian: Հառիճ; also Romanized as Harrich and Arich) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. Within the village is the Harichavank Monastery of the 8th century. Across the gorge from the monastery is a 3rd millennium BC fortress and tomb field.

Population

Population per years is the following.[1]

Year 1831 1887 1926 1939 1959 1970 1979 2001 2004
Pop. 86 654 880 1035 1958 1096 1058 1123 1427

References

  1. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 119" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  • Harich, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
  • World Gazeteer: Armenia World-Gazetteer.com
  • Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
  • Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
  • Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 77; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.


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