40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E / 40.59806; 44.00750

Harich Հառիճ
The village of Harich and the gorge below as seen from Harichavank.
Harich Show map of Armenia Harich Show map of Shirak
Coordinates: 40°35′53″N 44°00′27″E / 40.59806°N 44.00750°E / 40.59806; 44.00750
Country	Armenia
Province	Shirak
Municipality	Artik
Area
• Total	1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation	2,020 m (6,630 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	1,069
Time zone	UTC+4
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+5

Harich ( Armenian: Հառիճ) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Within the village is the Harichavank Monastery of the 8th century. Across the gorge from the monastery is a 3rd millennium BC fortress and tomb field.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1831	86	—
1887	654	+3.69%
1926	880	+0.76%
1939	1,035	+1.26%
1959	1,958	+3.24%
1970	1,096	−5.14%
1979	1,058	−0.39%
2001	1,123	+0.27%
2004	1,427	+8.31%
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Gallery

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  Rear view of 7th century Harichavank Monastery
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  Frozen waterfalls
• 
  Field in Harich

References

• Harich, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[ dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.

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