Gegharkunik Province

Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք, Armenian pronunciation: [ɡɛʁɑɾkʰuˈnikʰ] ⓘ) is a province (marz) of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.

Gegharkunik
Գեղարքունիք
Province
From the top, Lake Sevan, Selim Mountain Pass, Sevanavank, Argichi River, Khatchkar on the Lake
Coat of arms
Location of Gegharkunik within Armenia
Coordinates: 40°25′N 45°12′E
CountryArmenia
Capital
and largest city		Gavar
Government
 • GovernorKaren Sargsyan
Area
 • Total5,349 km2 (2,065 sq mi)
 • Rank1st
Population
 (2011)
 • Total235,075
 • Estimate 
(1 January 2019)
228,300
 • Rank7th
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneAMT (UTC+04)
Postal code
1201–1626
ISO 3166 codeAM.GR
FIPS 10-4AM04
HDI (2017)0.724
high · 9th
WebsiteOfficial website

Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashen, which has been under Azerbaijani occupation since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. With an area of 5,348 km2 (2,065 sq mi), Gegharkunik is the largest province in Armenia. However, approximately 24% or 1,278 km2 (493 sq mi) of its territory is covered by Lake Sevan, the largest lake in the South Caucasus and a major tourist attraction of the region.

The Yerevan-Sevan-Dilijan republican highway runs through the province.

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