Ishkhanasar
Իշխանասար
Scenery around nearby mountain Mets Ishkhanasar
Scenery around nearby mountain Mets Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar is located in Armenia
Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar is located in Syunik Province
Ishkhanasar
Ishkhanasar
Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E / 39.56000°N 46.04361°E / 39.56000; 46.04361
CountryArmenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalitySisian
Area
 • Total12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population
 • Total294
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Ishkhanasar at GEOnet Names Server

Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Etymology

The village is named in honour of Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian (nom de guerre: Ishkhan), a resistance leader during the Armenian genocide.

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 271 in 2010,[3] up from 147 at the 2001 census.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  4. ↑ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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