Mets Parni
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40°50′14″N 44°06′33″E / 40.83722°N 44.10917°E
Mets Parni
Մեծ Պառնի | |
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  Mets Parni | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 44°06′33″E / 40.83722°N 44.10917°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Lori Province |
| Elevation | 1,680 m (5,510 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,839[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Mets Parni (Armenian: Մեծ Պառնի; also, Parni) is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia, 33 km north-west of the regional capital Vanadzor. The village is located on the right bank of the river Pambak, 1680 meters above sea level.
The village is located near two churches; St. Sarkis (19th century) and Mets Parni Church (13-14 centuries).
The population of Mets Parni has steadily grown since 1831, with a brief depopulation after the 1988 earthquake.[2]
| Years | 1831 | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2004 |
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| Population | 505 | 2420 | 2760 | 2686 | 2313 | 2511 | 2153 | 785 | 2171 | 2313 |
Economy
The village may be one of Armenia's oldest settlements, and is located on the central Yerevan-Gyumri highway. The Yerevan-Tbilisi railway passes through the village. Before the 1988 earthquake the village hosted two parallel industrialized workshops, a branch of Arzni crystal factory and a garment factory. The climate of the area is very favorable to agriculture. The main employment sector in the village is crop cultivation and animal husbandry. Most of the village's lands are irrigated and fertile, and are mainly used to produce grain and potatoes. After the earthquake destroyed a number of homes, training and education of pre-school age children and students work continued. However, due to financial constraints a series of temporary shelters were closed, but work continues on a new 450-seat high school. There is a medical center with 15 beds and an outpatient clinic. The Health Center is equipped with specialists, a pediatrician, therapist, and a dentist.
