Arzni

Coordinates: 40°17′47″N 44°35′45″E / 40.29639°N 44.59583°E / 40.29639; 44.59583

Arzni Արզնի
Arzni
Coordinates: 40°17′47″N 44°35′45″E / 40.29639°N 44.59583°E / 40.29639; 44.59583
Country	Armenia
Province	Kotayk
Population (2008)
• Total	2,451

Sign at the entrance of town with "Arzni" in Armenian, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, and Russian.

Arzni (Armenian: Արզնի, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܪܙܢܝ‎, Russian: Арзни), is a resort village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia located on in the Hrazdan canyon. It was founded during the 19th century by Assyrian Christians who migrated to Eastern Armenia from Iran. The village is predominantly inhabited by Assyrians.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

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  S. Kiraki Church, 6th century

See also[edit]

• Kotayk Province

References[edit]

• Arzni at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia