Arzni

40°17′47″N 44°35′45″E / 40.29639°N 44.59583°E / 40.29639; 44.59583

Arzni
Արզնի
Village
Arzni from Nor Hachn
Coat of arms
Arzni
Coordinates: 40°17′47″N 44°35′45″E / 40.29639°N 44.59583°E / 40.29639; 44.59583
CountryArmenia
ProvinceKotayk
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,422

Arzni (Armenian: Արզնի, Syriac: ܐܪܙܢܝ, Russian: Арзни), is a resort village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia located on in the Hrazdan canyon. Modern village was founded on the place of old Armenian village called Arzni and mentioned by Movses Khorenatsi during the 19th century by Assyrian Christians who migrated to Eastern Armenia from Iran. The village is predominantly inhabited by Assyrians.

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