Tatev (village)
Tatev
Տաթև | |
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  Tatev Location within Armenia  Tatev Location within Syunik Province | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′54″N 46°14′24″E / 39.38167°N 46.24000°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Tatev |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.73 km2 (25.38 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 864 |
| • Density | 13.1/km2 (34.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Tatev (Armenian: Տաթև) is a village and the center of the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is home to the 9th-century Tatev Monastery, and hosts a station of the Wings of Tatev; the world's longest non-stop double track aerial tramway.
Demographics
The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 892 in 2010,[3] down from 1,042 at the 2001 census.[4]
Gallery
Tatev monastery
"Satan's bridge" in Tatev
Thermal lake near "Satan's bridge"
Mineral pools beneath "Satan's bridge"
Saint Poghos-Petros Church, Tatev Monastery
Tatevi Anapat
Scenery around the village
Wings of Tatev Tram.jpg)
Wings of Tatev main building
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tatev village.
- ↑ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
- ↑ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ↑ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
- ↑ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
