Shinuhayr

Shinuhayr

Shinuhayr

Place in Syunik, Armenia

Shinuhayr (Armenian: Շինուհայր) is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia, 9 km South of Goris, on the left bank of the Vorotan River, on the plateau, about 1500 meters above sea level. The distance from the province center of Kapan is about 68 km.

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The village under the name of Shinher was included in the Zangezur uezd within the Elizavetpol Governorate of Russian Empire. During the Soviet years, it was part of the Zangezur province of the Armenian SSR, and from 1930, it was part of the Goris region. Since 1995, it has been part of the Syunik province of RA, since 2015 it is part of the enlarged Tatev community, is the largest settlement and center of the community.

Goris Airport, also known as Shinuhayr Airport, is an airport in the city that has flights within Armenia to Yerevan and other cities.

History

In the historical sources Shinuhayr is mentioned from the beginning of the 10th century.[3] In Stepanos Orbelyan's work of "History of Syunik" the tax of the village is set at 24, which proves that Shinuhayr was one of the largest villages not only of Haband province, but also of Syunik as a whole.[4] Perhaps with this in mind, some authors later used the forms of "Shinu hayr", that is the father of villages (in Armenian: Շինուհայր) or Hayrashen. However, Orbelyan has only two forms: "Shnher" and "Shinoi Herk". The form of "Shner" is used also in historical inscriptions.

Shnher first belonged to Prince Filipe of Syunik, who then donated it to Tatev Monastery, which was re-established by Tarsayich Orbelyan in 1274. The village remained the property of the monastery until the beginning of the 19th century.[3]

When returning from Georgia to Armenia, Davit Bek - a great Armenian commander, first sttled in Shnher.

Demographics

Population

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,865 in 2010,[5] up from 2,593 at the 2001 census.[6]

Economy

The population is engaged in vegetable farming, cultivation of grain and fodder crops.

  • Kusanats Anapat
  • Saint Stepanos church in Hin Shinuhayr
  • WWII monument
  • Hin Shinuhayr
  • Panorama from Shinuhayr village and Vorotan canyon
  • The entrance to the monastery

References

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  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]
    Barkhudaryan, S. G. (1960). Codex of Armenian inscriptions, volume 2 (in Armenian). Yerevan: ASSR, Academy of Science. p. 55.
  4. [4]
    Orbelyan, Stepanos (1986). History of Syunik (in Armenian).
  5. [5]
    "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  6. [6]
    Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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