Achanan (Armenian: Աճանան) is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[3]

There is a building inside the village constructed in 695 AD, with an inscription in Persian testifying to the year of construction and incorporating parts of the Koran. The inclusion of the Koran indicates the building's prior use as an Islamic holy place, but in modern history both Azerbaijani and Armenian residents of the village used it only as a warehouse. The building continues to be maintained and repaired today by the local villagers.[4]

Demographics

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population as 154 in 2010,[5] down from 161 at the 2001 census.[6]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  3. ^ "ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՍՅՈՒՆԻՔԻ ՄԱՐԶԻ ՔԱՋԱՐԱՆ ՀԱՄԱՅՆՔԻ ՄԻԿՐՈՌԵԳԻՈՆԱԼ ՄԱԿԱՐԴԱԿԻ` ՀԱՄԱԿՑՎԱԾ ՏԱՐԱԾԱԿԱՆ ՊԼԱՆԱՎՈՐՄԱՆ ՓԱՍՏԱԹՂԹԵՐԻ ՄՇԱԿՄԱՆ ՆԱԽԱԳԻԾ". mnp.am. p. 21. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Non-Armenian Historic-Cultural Monuments in Syunik". Lragir.am. June 18, 2012. Retrieved Oct 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  6. ^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achanan
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