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Vardenik () is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, that sits along the Vardenis River. The cyclopean fort ruins of Kaftarli are located 3 km south of the village, with petroglyphs being present downhill along the bank of the river, among . Some churches and shrines can be found in the vicinity. The village is the largest rural community in Armenia by population.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Vardenik
Settlement.native_name
Վարդենիկ
Settlement.image_skyline
Vardenik_01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
The entrance to Vardenik
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
Martuni
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1828-29
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
9,880
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Vardenik () is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, that sits along the Vardenis River. The cyclopean fort ruins of Kaftarli are located 3 km south of the village, with petroglyphs being present downhill along the bank of the river, among . Some churches and shrines can be found in the vicinity. The village is the largest rural community in Armenia by population.

== Etymology == The village was previously known as Gezeldara, Nerkin Gezaldara, Gyuzeldara and Nizhnyaya Gezaldara.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vardenik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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