Gegharkunik Province

Gegharkunik Գեղարքունիք
Province
From the top, Lake Sevan, Selim Mountain Pass, Sevanavank, Argichi River, Khatchkar on the Lake
Coat of arms
Location of Gegharkunik within Armenia
Coordinates: 40°25′N 45°12′E / 40.417°N 45.200°E / 40.417; 45.200
Country	Armenia
Capital Largest city	Gavar Sevan
Government
• Governor	Karen Sargsyan[1]
Area
• Total	5,351 km2 (2,066 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2022[2])
• Total	209,669
• Rank	7th
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
GDP[3]
• Total	֏ 224.241 billion (US$ 465 million)
• Per capita	֏ 974,118 (US$ 2,019)
Time zone	AMT (UTC+04)
Postal code	1201–1626
ISO 3166 code	AM.GR
FIPS 10-4	AM04
HDI (2022)	0.748[4] high · 11th
Website	Official website

Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք, Armenian pronunciation: [ɡɛʁɑɾkʰuˈnikʰ] ^ⓘ) is a province (marz) of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenians.^[2]

Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashen, which has been under Azerbaijani occupation since the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. With an area of 5,348 km² (2,065 sq mi), Gegharkunik is the largest province in Armenia. However, approximately 24% or 1,278 km² (493 sq mi) of its territory is covered by Lake Sevan, the largest lake in the South Caucasus and a major tourist attraction of the region.

The Yerevan-Sevan-Dilijan republican highway runs through the province.