Karchevan

Karchevan (Armenian: Կարճևան) is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Karchevan Կարճևան
Karchevan
Coordinates: 38°53′47″N 46°10′44″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Meghri
Area [1]
• Total	29.04 km^2 (11.21 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	301
• Density	10/km^2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Karchevan at GEOnet Names Server

The village is located in the southern part of the Syunik Province, a short distance from the Aras River - the main tributary of the Kura River, which forms the border with Iran and the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan of Azerbaijan.[3]

Demographics

Population

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 292 in 2010,[4] down from 353 at the 2001 census.[5]

History

The Surb Astvatsatsin Church (12th century) as well as cemeteries and tombs are located in the vicinity of Karchevan.

Gallery

• 
  Surb Astvatsatsin Church
• 
  Linguist Eduard Aghayan's house in Karchevan
• 
  World War II Memorial

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 the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
3. Citypopulation.deStatistics of the Meghri Rayon, August 21, 2018.
4. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
5. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia