Getik, Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 45°16′00″E / 40.66222°N 45.26667°E
| Getik Գետիկ | |
|---|---|
  Getik Գետիկ | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 45°16′00″E / 40.66222°N 45.26667°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 495 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Getik (Armenian: Գետիկ; formerly, Nor Bashkend or Nor Bashgyukh - meaning New Chief Village) is a small village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1922 by settlers from Hin Bashkend, and has megalithic monuments, khachkars and an Iron Age cyclopean fort by the name of "Mughani Khach".[1]
References
- Getik, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server (as Nor Basghgyukh)
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 49; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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