Ishkhanasar

Ishkhanasar

Ishkhanasar

Place in Syunik, Armenia

Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

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The village is located close to the Azerbaijani border, which until 2020 was controlled by the Armenian Republic of Artsakh. During the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village came under shelling.[3]

Etymology

The village is named in honour of Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian (nom de guerre: Ishkhan), a resistance leader during the Armenian genocide.

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 271 in 2010,[4] up from 147 at the 2001 census.[5]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  3. [3]
    Murdock, Heather (2023-10-04). "Reporter's Notebook: The End of Artsakh". Voice of America. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. [4]
    "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  5. [5]
    Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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