Harzhis (Armenian: Հարժիս) is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Geography

The village is located 15 km southwest of the town of Goris, on the left side of the Vorotan River, on the plateau. The distance from Kapan – the center of the province, is about 79 km. The height above sea level is about 17-17,3 km.

Toponymy

Until 1968, the village was known as Yayji/Yaydzhi.

History

The settlement was part of the Zangezur uezd within the Elizavetpol Governorate of the Russian Empire. During the Soviet period, Harzhis was a part of the Goris region of the Armenian SSR. Since 2015, the settlement is a part of the Tatev Municipality.

Demographics

According to the official census in 2011, the population of the village is 879, down from 1,014 in 2010, up from 831 at the 2001 census.

Gallery

  • Scenery
  • WWII Monument
  • Kotrats caravanserai
  • Khatchkar from 1606 in Harzhis
  • Hin Harzhis
  • Kotrats caravanserai
  • 13th-century Alan Tagavor church
  • Hin Harzhis