Tatev (village)

Tatev
Տաթև
community

Tatev in 2013
Tatev
Coordinates: 39°22′54″N 46°14′24″E / 39.38167°N 46.24000°E / 39.38167; 46.24000Coordinates: 39°22′54″N 46°14′24″E / 39.38167°N 46.24000°E / 39.38167; 46.24000
Country  Armenia
Marz (Province) Syunik
Area[1]
  Total 65.73 km2 (25.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 864
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone   (UTC+4)
Tatev (village) at GEOnet Names Server

Tatev (Eastern Armenian:Տաթև)(Western Armenian:Տաթեւ) is a village and rural community in the Syunik Province of Armenia. It is home to the Tatev monastery. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 892 in 2010,[2] down from 1,042 at the 2001 census.[3]

The village hosts a station of the Wings of Tatev; the world's longest non-stop double track aerial tramway.

References

  1. Region.mtaes.am/ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" Check |url= value (help) (in Armenian). Syunik Region Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
  2. "Marzes of the Republic of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT).
  3. Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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