Harich, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E / 40.59806; 44.00750

Harich
Հառիճ

The village of Harich and the gorge below as seen from Harichavank.
Harich
Հառիճ
Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E / 40.59806; 44.00750
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Shirak
Government
  Mayor ?
Area
  Total 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 1,069
Time zone   (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Harich (Armenian: Հառիճ; also Romanized as Harrich and Arich) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. Within the village is the Harichavank Monastery of the 8th century. Across the gorge from the monastery is a 3rd millennium BC fortress and tomb field.

Population

Population per years is the following.[1]

Year 1831 1887 1926 1939 1959 1970 1979 2001 2004
Pop. 86 654 880 1035 1958 1096 1058 1123 1427

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