Syunik

Syunik may refer to:

Syunik (historic province)

Syunik (Armenian: Սյունիք) was the ninth province (nahang) of the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until 428 AD. From the 7th to 9th centuries, it fell under Arab control. In 821, it formed the Armenian principality of Khachen and around the year 1000 was proclaimed the Kingdom of Artsakh, which was one of the last medieval eastern Armenian kingdoms and principalities to maintain its autonomy following the Turkic invasions of the 11th to 14th centuries.

History

Inscriptions found in the region around Lake Sevan attributed to King Artaxias I confirm that in the 2nd century BC the District of Syunik constituted part of the Ancient Armenia.

Early rulers

The first dynasty to rule Syunik was the Siunia Dynasty, beginning in the 1st century. The first known Naxarar ruler was Valinak Siak (c. 330) and his successor was his brother Andok or Andovk (Antiochus, c. 340). In 379 Babik (Bagben) the son of Andok, was re-established as a Naxarar by the Mamikonian family. Babik had a sister called Pharantzem who had married the Arsacid Prince Gnel, nephew of the Armenian King Arsaces II (Arshak II) and later married Arsaces II as her second husband. Babik’s rule lasted for less than ten years and by about 386 or 387, Dara was deposed by the Sassanid Empire.

Syunik (village)

Syunik (Armenian: Սյունիք, also Romanized as Syunik’; formerly, Siznak and Syznak) is a village and rural community (municipality) in the Syunik Province of Armenia.

The community of Syunik contains the villages of Syunik, Bargushat, Ditsmayri, Khordzor, and Sznak. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (ARMSTAT) reported that the community's population was 1,294 in 2010, up from 1,023 at the 2001 census. The population of the village of Syunik was 791 at the 2011 census.

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