Dastakert
Sign in to saveDastakert () is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. It is located 225 km south of the capital Yerevan and 115 km northwest of the provincial centre Kapan. According to the 2022 census, the current population of Dastakert is 227.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Dastakert
- Settlement.native_name
- Դաստակերտ
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dastakert town2.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Armenia#Syunik
- Settlement.mapsize
- 150px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Syunik
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sisian
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 12th century
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 0.5
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 227
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- AMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
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Dastakert () is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. It is located 225 km south of the capital Yerevan and 115 km northwest of the provincial centre Kapan. According to the 2022 census, the current population of Dastakert is 227.
==Etymology== Founded as a summer resort for the monks of the nearby Tatev monastery, the name of the village is derived from the old Armenian word Dastakert (), literally meaning summer resort or backyard.