Tegh

Tegh (Armenian: Տեղ) is a village and the center of the Tegh Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Tegh is the last village on the Goris-Stepanakert Highway before passing the border with the Republic of Artsakh.

Tegh

Տեղ
Tegh
Coordinates: 39°33′17″N 46°28′33″E
Country Armenia
ProvinceSyunik
MunicipalityTegh
Population
 • Total2,443
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Tegh at GEOnet Names Server

Of significance in the village, are the dozens of visible caves present near Tegh. The village is underlaid by a soft stone layer of porous rock, replete with rows of caves that were once used for human habitation, now largely used for animals. There are also some very large ones facing highway M12. Rows of them are visible from the highway while driving east.

Demographics

Population

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,520 in 2010,[2] up from 2,333 at the 2001 census.[3]

  • "Cave City" in Tegh
  • Residential complex "Amarath" of the Melik-Barkhudaryans (1783)
  • School in Tegh
  • Khachkar monument in memory of the victims of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
  • Saint George's Church in Tegh

References
  1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  3. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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