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Syunik

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Province
Location of Syunik within Armenia
Location of Syunik within Armenia
Country  Armenia
Capital
and largest city		 Kapan
Area
 • Total 4,506 km2 (1,740 sq mi)
Area rank 2nd
Highest elevation
3,904 m (12,808 ft)
Lowest elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 141,771
 • Rank 8th
 • Density 31.463/km2 (81.488/sq mi)
Time zone AMT (UTC+04)
Postal code
3201–3519
ISO 3166 code AM-SU
FIPS 10-4 AM08
HDI (2017) 0.757
high · 3rd
Website Official website: http://syunik.mtad.am/

Syunik is the southernmost province of Armenia. It's like a state or region within the country. Syunik shares borders with the Vayots Dzor Province to the north. To the west, it borders Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan region. To the east, it touches the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and to the south, it borders Iran.

The main city and capital of Syunik is Kapan. In 2011, about 141,771 people lived in Syunik. This number was a bit lower than in 2001.

Historically, Syunik was an important part of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia. It was one of its 15 provinces. Around the year 369, it became part of the Persian Empire.

Today, Syunik is known for its large mining operations. It has 7 urban areas (towns) and 102 rural areas (villages).

Images for kids

  • Arevik National Park and Meghri mountains in winter

    Arevik National Park in the mountains of Syunik

  • Kaputdzukh 1991

    Mount Kaputjugh (3905 m.)

  • Goris panoráma

    The town of Goris among the mountains of Zangezur

  • Baghaberd

    Baghaberd fortress from the 4th century

  • Tatev Monastery from a distance

    Tatev Monastery, built in the 8th century

  • Arcax

    Syunik and Artsakh until the 9th century

  • Vorotnavank Monastery 2011-2

    Vorotnavank monastic complex from the 10th century

  • Meliq Tangi bridge 3

    Melik Tangi Bridge, built in 1855 near Sisian

  • Mountainous Armenia 1921

    The Republic of Mountainous Armenia (1920-1921), mostly in modern-day Syunik

  • Հուշարձան՝ Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածների

    World War II memorial near Kapan, built in the 1970s

  • ԳԱՐԵԳԻՆ ՆԺԴԵՀ, Կապան

    Garegin Nzhdeh's memorial near Kapan, opened in 2001

  • St. Grigor Lusavorich Church in Goris

    Cathedral of Saint Gregory in Goris, the seat of the Diocese of Syunik

  • Karahunj (Zorats Karer)5

    Zorats Karer

  • Vorotnavank 205

    Vorotnavank monastery

  • Kajaran Mine

    The open-pit copper-molybdenum mine of Kajaran

  • Wings of Tatev View

    The view from the Wings of Tatev cableway

  • Shikahogh state reserve, Syunik, Armenia

    Shikahogh State Reserve

  • Kapan, Gandzasar FC training grounds

    Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre

  • Dastakert town2

    Dastakert

  • 455 La ville de Goris

    Goris

  • Kajaran

    Kajaran

  • Meghri

    Meghri

  • Sisian general

    Sisian

  • Stone Pyramids in Goris

    The "stone-pyramids" of Goris

  • Զանգեզուրի արգելավայր 1 (3)

    Zangezur Sanctuary

  • Shaki Waterfall

    Shaki Waterfall

  • KapanGareginNzhdeh

    Monument to Garegin Nzhdeh and mount Khustup near Kapan

  • 2014 Prowincja Sjunik, Krajobraz widziany z drogi M2 pomiędzy Goris a Szaki (05)

    The landscape from the M-2 Motorway between Goris and Shaki

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Syunik' para niños

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