Shinuhayr
Shinuhayr (Armenian: Շինուհայր) is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia, 9 km South of Goris, on the left bank of the Vorotan River, on the plateau, about 1500 meters above sea level. The distance from the province center of Kapan is about 68 km.
Shinuhayr
Շինուհայր | |
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Medieval monastery Kusanats Anapat in Shinuhayr | |
Shinuhayr Shinuhayr | |
| Coordinates: 39°26′03″N 46°18′56″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Tatev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.56 km2 (11.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,661 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Shinuhayr at GEOnet Names Server | |
The village under the name of Shinher was included in the Zangezur uezd within the Elizavetpol Governorate of Russian Empire. During the Soviet years, it was part of the Zangezur province of the Armenian SSR, and from 1930, it was part of the Goris region. Since 1995, it has been part of the Syunik province of RA, since 2015 it is part of the enlarged Tatev community, is the largest settlement and center of the community.
Goris Airport, also known as Shinuhayr Airport, is an airport in the city that has flights within Armenia to Yerevan and other cities.