Official Name: | Geghhovit |
Native Name: | Գեղհովիտ |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Gegharkunik |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gegharkunik |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Martuni |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 5,753 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AMT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.1006°N 45.2842°W |
Elevation M: | 2080 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1405 |
Footnotes: | (under its prior name) |
Geghhovit (hy|Գեղհովիտ) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
The village is also known as Geghahovit, and was known as Verin Gharanlugh until 1968.
The village was founded in the 15th century. The village contains the roofless St. Gevorg Church, built in 1873. The church has some older khachkars built into its walls and is surrounded by a medieval cemetery. There is also a modern small gray basalt Tukh Manuk chapel in the southern half of the village. Both buildings are located just off the main highway through the village.[2]