Harich, Armenia

40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E / 40.59806; 44.00750

Harich Հառիճ
The village of Harich and the gorge below as seen from Harichavank.
Harich Show map of Armenia Harich Show map of Shirak
Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E / 40.59806; 44.00750
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Municipality	Artik
Area
• Total	1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation	2,020 m (6,630 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	1,069
Time zone	UTC+4
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5

Harich (Armenian: Հառիճ) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Within the village is the Harichavank Monastery of the 8th century. Across the gorge from the monastery is a 3rd millennium BC fortress and tomb field.

Demographics

Gallery

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  Rear view of 7th century Harichavank Monastery
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  Frozen waterfalls
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  Field in Harich

References

• Harich, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.

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