Tatev (village)

Place in Syunik, Armenia

Tatev Տաթև

Coat of arms
39°22′54″N 46°14′24″E / 39.38167°N 46.24000°E / 39.38167; 46.24000
Country	Armenia
Province	Syunik
Municipality	Tatev
Area ^[1]
• Total	65.73 km² (25.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	864
• Density	13/km² (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Tatev (village) at GEOnet Names Server

Tatev (Armenian: Տաթև) is a village and the center of the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is home to the 9th-century Tatev Monastery, and hosts a station of the Wings of Tatev; the world's longest non-stop double track aerial tramway.

Demographics

Population

The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 892 in 2010,^[3] down from 1,042 at the 2001 census.^[4]

Gallery

Tatev monastery
"Satan's bridge" in Tatev
Thermal lake near "Satan's bridge"
Mineral pools beneath "Satan's bridge"
Saint Poghos-Petros Church, Tatev Monastery
Tatevi Anapat
Scenery around the village
Wings of Tatev Tram
Wings of Tatev main building

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tatev village.

^ "Syunik regional e-Governance System" (in Armenian). Syunik Province provincial government. Click on link entitled "Համայնքներ" (community) and search for the place by Armenian name.
^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ "Marzes of Armenia and Yerevan City in Figures, 2010" (PDF). Statistical Committee of Armenia.
^ Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia