Artik

Artik (Armenian: Արթիկ, an aa Romanized as Art’ik) is a ceety locatit in the Shirak (marz) province o Armenie. It haes a population o 14,949 fowk, doun frae the 25,100 reportit in the 1989 census.

Artik Արթիկ
Ceety
The ceety o Artik in October 2009
Artik Արթիկ
Coordinates: 40°37′02″N 43°58′33″E
Kintra	Armenie
Marz	Shirak
Established	1945
Govrenment
• Mayor	Khachatur Varagyan
Area
• Total	31.5 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Elevation	1400 m (4,600 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	14,949
Time zone	UTC+4 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (GMT+5)
Website	www.artik.am

Artik haes mony monuments an kirks. At the square there is a Warld War II monument. A short distance frae the square are the twa kirks o Saunt Marine biggit in the 5t century an Surb Gevorg biggit in the 7t century. Surp Gevorg is the lairger o the twa an haed previously been turned intae a storehoose unner the Soviets. The first attempt tae restore the kirk wis made in early 1990s. Baith kirk are in partial ruins, wi restoration interruptit bi the collapse o the USSR. On Januar 6, 2006 a fund-raisin campaign wis annoonced in the ceety o Artik tae reconstruct S. Gevorg. Near the ceety is an aa an 18t century kirk in a cave, an a well preserved kirk o Lmbatavank (Surb Stepanos) biggit in the 7t century staundin on a hillside. The kirk wis reconstructit atween 1955-1956. Durin 1960 excavations, a Bronze-Age cemetery wis discovered unner the stanes.

Sports

• Tufagorts Artik - fitbaa club

Gallery

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  Surb Gevorg Kirk o the 7t c.
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  S. Gevorg
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  Lmbatavank (Surb Stepanos) Kirk o the 7t c.

References

• Artik at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com

Freemit airtins

• Armeniapedia.org: Artik