Gnishik
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Gnishik
Գնիշիկ | |
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  Gnishik  Gnishik | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′21″N 45°18′00″E / 39.65583°N 45.30000°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Vayots Dzor |
| Municipality | Areni |
| Population | |
• Total | 44 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Gnishik (Armenian: Գնիշիկ) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.
Natural habitats vary from semi-desert to mountain steppes and meadows. The vicinity of Gnishik has been considered to be a Prime Butterfly Area,[2] where a wide variety of rare butterflies, including Papilio alexanor, Colias chlorocoma, Pseudochazara schahrudensis, Tomares romanovi, Phengaris arion, and a number of others can be observed.
