Harich, Armenia

Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E

Harich Հառիճ
The village of Harich and the gorge below as seen from Harichavank.
Harich Հառիճ
Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Shirak
Government
• Mayor	?
Area
• Total	1.08 km^2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	1,069
Time zone	(UTC+4)
• Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)

Harich (Armenian: Հառիճ; also Romanized as Harrich and Arich) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. Within the village is the Harichavank Monastery of the 8th century. Across the gorge from the monastery is a 3rd millennium BC fortress and tomb field.

Population

Population per years is the following.^[1]

Year	1831	1887	1926	1939	1959	1970	1979	2001	2004
Pop.	86	654	880	1035	1958	1096	1058	1123	1427

Gallery

• 
  Rear view of VII century Harichavank Monastery
• 
  Freezing waterfalls
• 
  Field in Harich

References

1. "Dictionary of Armenian residences (Հայաստանի հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան), page 119" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2014.

• Harich, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 77; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.