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 and largest city	Gavar
Government
• Governor	Karen Sargsyan[1]
Area
• Total	5,349 km2 (2,065 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2011[3])
• Total	235,075
• Estimate  (1 January 2019)	228,300[2]
• Rank	7th
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	AMT (UTC+04)
Postal code	1201–1626
ISO 3166 code	AM.GR
FIPS 10-4	AM04
HDI (2017)	0.724[4] high · 9th
Website	Official website

Gegharkunik (Armenian: Գեղարքունիք, Armenian pronunciation: [ɡɛʁɑɾkʰuˈnikʰ] ^ⓘ) is a province (marz) of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.

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.