Ishkhanasar
Place in Syunik, Armenia
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Ishkhanasar (Armenian: Իշխանասար) is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Ishkhanasar
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Scenery around nearby mountain Mets Ishkhanasar | |
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| Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 46°02′37″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Sisian |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 294 |
| • Density | 23.1/km2 (59.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
The village is close to the Azerbaijani border, which until 2020 was controlled by the Armenian Republic of Artsakh. During the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War the village was shelled by Azerbaijan.[3]
Demographics
The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 271 in 2010,[4] up from 147 at the 2001 census.[5]
Gallery
Scenery around Mets Ishkhanasar, several kilometers to the east of the village, near the Armenia–Azerbaijan border
Scenery around Mets Ishkhanasar
Lake Sev (Armenian: Սև լիճ, romanized: Sev Lich, lit. 'Black Lake'), located to the east of Mets Ishkhanasar
Mets Ishkhanasar
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