Makenis

Makenis () is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

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Settlement.official_name: Makenis
Settlement.native_name: Մաքենիս
Settlement.image_skyline: Makenis Village.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The village of Makenis overlooking the gorge, as seen from Makenyats Vank.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia#Gegharkunik
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gegharkunik
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vardenis

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Makenis () is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

== History == The Makenyats Vank monastery in the village was a major cultural and educational center of medieval Gegharkunik, with structures dating from the 9th to 13th centuries.