Arpunk
Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia
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Arpunk (Armenian: Արփունք; Azerbaijani: Kəsəmən) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Three kilometers southeast of the village is a 15th-century church.[2] The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[3]
Arpunk
Արփունք | |
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  Arpunk  Arpunk | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′21″N 45°44′15″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Vardenis |
| Elevation | 2,050 m (6,730 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 568 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1607 |
| Arpunk at GEOnet Names Server | |
Toponymy
The village was known as Bahar until 1978.
Notable people
- Aladdin Allahverdiyev (born 1947), Soviet, Russian and Azerbaijani scientist, professor (2001)
