Gegharkunik (village)

Gegharkunik (Գեղարքունիք) is a Gavar Municipality of the village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Etymology
The village was known as Bashkend until 1946.

History
The village was founded in 1828 by emigrants primarily from Gavar. The village contains a small church, and St. Gevorg Church on a hill nearby.