Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik
Գեղարքունիք | |
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Location of Gegharkunik within Armenia | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′N 45°12′E / 40.417°N 45.200°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Capital Largest city | Gavar Sevan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Karen Sargsyan |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,071 km2 (1,572 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,278 km2 (493 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 209,669 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | ֏ 224.241 billion (US$ 465 million) |
| • Per capita | ֏ 974,118 (US$ 2,019) |
| Time zone | AMT (UTC+04) |
| Postal code | 1201–1626 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM.GR |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM04 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.748 high · 11th |
| Website | Official website |
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Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք, Armenian pronunciation: [ɡɛʁɑɾkʰuˈnikʰ] ⓘ) is a province (marz) of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenians.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashen, which has been under Azerbaijani occupation since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. With an area of 5,348 km2 (2,065 sq mi), Gegharkunik is the largest province in Armenia. However, approximately 24% or 1,278 km2 (493 sq mi) of its territory is covered by Lake Sevan, the largest lake in the South Caucasus and a major tourist attraction of the region.
The Yerevan-Sevan-Dilijan republican highway runs through the province.