Shenik, Aragatsotn

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Coordinates: 40°27′55″N43°55′47″E / 40.46528°N 43.92972°E / 40.46528; 43.92972

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Shenik
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Former settlement of Shenik
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Shenik
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Coordinates: 40°26′40″N43°56′00″E / 40.44444°N 43.93333°E / 40.44444; 43.93333
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Aragatsotn
Time zone   (UTC+4)

Shenik is a former settlement and an abandoned village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is 3 km east of the Mastara village, and is home to the 5th-century church of Surp Amenaprkich (Holy Saviour), and the 7th-century church of Surp Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God).

Aragatsotn Province Province in Armenia

Aragatzotn is a province (marz) of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 132,925 in the 2011 census.

Armenia Republic in South Caucasus in West Asia

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.

Mastara Place in Aragatsotn, Armenia

Mastara is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The 5th-century Armenian Church of S. Hovhannes is situated in the northeastern half of the village, while the church of S. Stepanos Nakhava sits on a hilltop to the north. There is also the small medieval Tukh Manuk Church in the village to the southeast.

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