Verin Getashen

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Verin Getashen Վերին Գետաշեն
Verin Getashen seen in the background, as viewed from the hilltop cemetery in Lichk, September 2014
40°07′58″N 45°14′55″E / 40.13278°N 45.24861°E / 40.13278; 45.24861
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Martuni
Founded	1828-29
Area
• Total	2.66 km² (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation	1,976 m (6,483 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	5,010
• Density	1,900/km² (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1415
Verin Getashen at GEOnet Names Server

Verin Getashen (Armenian: Վերին Գետաշեն, lit. 'Upper Getashen') is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located just southwest of Lake Sevan. The village lies to the south of Nerkin Getashen. The village containts the St. Astvatsatsin and the St. Sargis churches.^[2]

History

The village was founded 1828-29 by migrants from Mush and Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey.^[2]

References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 79. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

External links

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.