Artavan

39°39′27″N 45°37′00″E

Artavan
Արտավան
Artavan
Artavan
Coordinates: 39°39′27″N 45°37′00″E
CountryArmenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
MunicipalityVayk
Population
  Total321
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Artavan at GEOnet Names Server

Artavan (Armenian: Արտավան) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. The village was probably at one time a fief of Tatev. There is an 18th-century bridge and an old cemetery in the vicinity of the village.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Dzhul.

References

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