Syunik Province

Syunik Սյունիք
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Syunik Province
Location o Syunik athin Armenie
Coordinates: 39°15′N 46°15′E
Kintra	Template:Kintra data Armenia
Caipital	Kapan
Govrenment
- Govrenor	Suren Khachatryan
Aurie
- Tot	4,506 km2 (1,739.8 sq mi)
Aurie rank	2nt
Indwallers (2010)
- Tot	152,900
- Rank	8t
- Densitie	33.9/km2 (/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04
- Simmer (DST)	UTC+05 (UTC)
Postal code	3201-3519
ISO 3166 code	AM-SU
FIPS 10-4	AM08
Wabsteid	syunik.gov.am

Syunik (Armenie: Սյունիք‎, an aw transliteratit as Siunik, or Siwnik, pronounced "Sew-Nick) is the soothmaist province (marz) o Armenie. It borders the Vayots Dzor Province tae the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave tae the wast, Karabakh tae the east, an Iran tae the sooth. Its caipital is Kapan. Ither important ceeties an touns include Goris, Sisian, Meghri, Agarak, an Dastakert. The Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie (ARMSTAT) reportit its population wis 152,900 in 2010, up frae 152,684 at the 2001 census.

Historically, Syunik wis ane o the 15 provinces o the Kinrick o Armenie. At various times, the region o present-day Syunik haes an aw been kent bi ither names such as Syunia, Sisakan, an Zangezur. The aurie's mony Armenie cultural steids (such as the Tatev monastery) testify tae its rich history.

Geography

Syunik is a green but muntainous aurie. The heich-water major rivers are the Meghri, Voghdji, an Vorotan. Simmertime temperaturs can reach mair than 40°C, although the average temperatur is aroound 22°C. Its border wi Nakhchivan tae the wast is definit bi the Zangezur Muntains.

Economy

Syunik is hame tae mony o Armenie's lairgest minin operations (at Kajaran, Kapan, Agarak) as well as the lairgest tailin dams (at Artzvanik, Voghtchi, Darazami, Geghanoush). The prospect o a uranium mine being exploitit bi the Roushie State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) in the veelage o Lernadzor haes environmentalists an locals concerned.

Communities

The province o Syunik consists o the follaein 109 communities (hamaynkner), o which 7 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 102 are considered rural. The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995.

Goris	Kapan	Sisian	Meghri
Akner Aravus Bardzravan Goris Halidzor Harjis Hartashen Khnatsakh Khndzoresk Khot Khoznavar Kornidzor Nerqin Khndzoresk Qarahunj Qarashen Qashuni Shinuhayr Shurnukh Svarants Tandzatap Tatev Tegh Vaghatur Verishen Vorotan	Agarak Aghvani Antarashat Arajadzor Artsvanik Atchanan Chakaten Chapni David Bek Dzorastan Egheg Eghvard Geghanush Geghi Kaghnut Kapan Khdrants Lernadzor Nerqin Hand Nerqin Khotanan Nor Astghaberd Norashenik Okhtar Qajaran Qajaran Sevaqar Shikahogh Shrvenants Srashen Syunik Tandzaver Tavrus Tsav Uzhanis Vanek Vardavanq Verin Khotanan	Aghitu Akhlatyan Angeghakot Arevis Ashotavan Balak Bnunis Brnakot Darbas Dastakert Getatagh Gorayk Hatsavan Ishkhanasar Lor Ltsen Mutsk Njdeh Noravan Salvard Sarnakunk Shaghat Shaki Shenatagh Sisian Spandaryan Tanahat Tasik Tolors Torunik Tsghuk Uyts Vaghatin Vorotan	Agarak Alvanq Gudemnis Karchevan Kuris Lehvaz Lichk Meghri Nrnadsor Shvanidzor Tashtun Vahravar Vardanidzor

Gallery

• Syunik
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  Zorats Karer (Karahunj Observatory) airchaeological steid near Sisian, 7000 years auld

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  Tatev Monastery, 8t century

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  The "stane-pyramids" o Goris

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  Monument tae Garegin Nzhdeh in Kapan wi Munt Khustup in the backgrund

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  Zangezur Muntains

References

• Template:ArmenianCensus

External links

• Syunik Marz Tourist Guide
• About Syunik at the site of Ministry of Urban Development
• Syunik at Armeniainfo