Gegharkunik
Գեղարքունիք | |
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![]() Location of Gegharkunik within Armenia | |
Coordinates: 40°25′N 45°12′E / 40.417°N 45.200°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Capital and largest city | Gavar |
Government | |
• Governor | Karen Sargsyan[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,349 km2 (2,065 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
Population (2011[3]) | |
• Total | 235,075 |
• Estimate (1 January 2019) | 228,300[2] |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
Postal code | 1201–1626 |
ISO 3166 code | AM.GR |
FIPS 10-4 | AM04 |
HDI (2017) | 0.724[4] high · 9th |
Website | Official website |
Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք, Armenian pronunciation: [ɡɛʁɑɾkʰuˈnikʰ] ) is a province (marz) of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 235,075 people and the majority are ethnic Armenians.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashen, which has been under Azerbaijani occupation since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. With an area of 5,348 km2 (2,065 sq mi), Gegharkunik is the largest province in Armenia. However, approximately 24% or 1,278 km2 (493 sq mi) of its territory is covered by Lake Sevan, the largest lake in the South Caucasus and a major tourist attraction of the region.
The Yerevan-Sevan-Dilijan republican highway runs through the province.