Arzni

40°17′47″N 44°35′45″E / 40.29639°N 44.59583°E / 40.29639; 44.59583

Village in Kotayk, Armenia

Arzni Արզնի
Village
Coat of arms
Arzni
Coordinates: 40°17′47″N 44°35′45″E / 40.29639°N 44.59583°E / 40.29639; 44.59583
Country	Armenia
Province	Kotayk
Population (2008)
• Total	2,451

Arzni (Armenian: Արզնի, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܪܙܢܝ, Russian: Арзни), is a resort village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia located on in the Hrazdan canyon. Modern village was founded on the place of old Armenian village called Arzni and mentioned by Movses Khorenatsi during the 19th century by Assyrian Christians who migrated to Eastern Armenia from Iran. The village is predominantly inhabited by Assyrians.^[1]

Gallery

S. Kiraki Church, 6th century

References

^ Armeniapedia.org - Arzni Village

Arzni at GEOnet Names Server
World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia