Sasunik
Sasunik (Armenian: Սասունիկ); is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was founded as a collective farm in 1955, and villagers were resettled from the old village of Sasunik in 1960. The community of Sasunik also includes the village of Karin.
Sasunik Սասունիկ | |
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  Sasunik | |
| Coordinates: 40°14′50″N 44°20′17″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Aragatsotn |
| Established | 1955 |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,102[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | |
Gallery
Church ruins, 7th-19th centuries
Church ruins, 7th-19th centuries
Cemetery adjacent to the church
See also
References
- Sasunik at GEOnet Names Server (as Nor Sasunik)
- World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 15, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
External links
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