Getik, Gegharkunik

Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 45°16′00″E / 40.66222°N 45.26667°E / 40.66222; 45.26667

Getik
Գետիկ
Getik
Գետիկ
Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 45°16′00″E / 40.66222°N 45.26667°E / 40.66222; 45.26667
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Gegharkunik
Founded 1922
Population (2001)
 • Total 495
Time zone   (UTC+4)
 • Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Getik (Armenian: Գետիկ; formerly, Nor Bashkend or Nor Bashgyukh - meaning New Chief Village) is a small village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1922 by settlers from Hin Bashkend, and has megalithic monuments, khachkars and an Iron Age cyclopean fort by the name of "Mughani Khach".[1]

References

  1. ↑ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 84. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
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