Akunk, Kotayk
| Akunk Ակունք | |
|---|---|
  Akunk Ակունք | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′09″N 44°41′01″E / 40.26917°N 44.68361°ECoordinates: 40°16′09″N 44°41′01″E / 40.26917°N 44.68361°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Kotayk |
| Founded | 1829 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hunan Rubenyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,941 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
Akunk (Armenian: Ակունք, also Romanized as Akunq; formerly until 1946, Bashgyukh) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located 6 km northeast of Abovyan and situated at the foot of Mount Hatis. The village was founded in 1829 by Armenian immigrants from Persia and Western Armenia, while the current population is Armenian and Kurdish. The local economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, based primarily on grain farming, orchard cultivation, and cattle-breeding. Akunk has a school, house of culture, library, and east of the village is a shrine of Poghos-Petros of the Late Middle Ages. A cyclopean fortress is also nearby.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Akunk (Kotayk)". CAA: Union of Communities of Armenia. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 99. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
- Akunk, Kotayk at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, December 08, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.