Artamet

Artamet (Armenian: Արտամետ) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia; it is located around 65 km east of Yerevan and 12 km from the border with Turkey. Artamet was founded in 1982. In 1991, 650 families from Nagorno Karabakh were settled in Artamet; all but 2 of those families have since left.[1]

This article is about the village in Armenia. For the village in Turkey, see Edremit, Van.
Not to be confused with Artimet.

Artamet

Արտամետ
Artamet
Coordinates: 40°07′N 43°51′E
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Armavir
Founded1982
Area
 • Total0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total172
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )

Artamet has a population of 172 at the 2011 census,[2] down from 212 at the 2001 census.[3]

References
  1. Armenia Now article on Artamet
  2. Report of the Results of the 2011 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
  3. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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