Tanahat

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

Tanahat

Թանահատ
Tanahat
Coordinates: 39°26′03″N 45°55′36″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalitySisian
Area
 • Total11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population
 • Total7
 • Density0.61/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Tanahat at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Dzhomardlu.

History

The village has an ancient Armenian monastery named the Tanahat Monastery.

Prior to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Tanahat was home to 70 Azerbaijani families and had a regular bus service to Baku.[3] The grandfather of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, was born in this village.

Demographics

Population

The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population as 76 in 2010,[4] up from 42 at the 2001 census.[5]

References
  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. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  3. In Armenia, Azerbaijani Leader's Ancestral Village Lies Abandoned
  4. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  5. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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