Nation Building: One Village at a Time

Rural Development
Program
Artanish: Gegharkunik
History
 
Artanish is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Sevan on the eastern side of the Artanish Peninsula.
 
 
Projects
 
Completed
UNICEF implemented distribution of School in Cartoon kits.
ASIF-Local Government Training, Community council Training
World Vision-renovation of medical center, (2005)
Tufenkian foundation projects, 2000-2002

Ongoing
MCA- Rural road rehabilitation program
UMCOR, AREGAK- micro-financing
World Vision-Area Development project
 
 
General Information
 
Distance from Yerevan 120 km
Distance from Marz Center 100 km
Distance from border 2 km
 
Altitude above sea level 1,900 meter
Climate Dry Continental
   
Historical monuments Fortresses dating back to 1-2 millennia BC. Antiquities from the Urartu period. Two Armenian manuscripts dating back to 1009 and 1216.
 
Population: 746
       Households 332
 
Total area 1876 hectares
Of which:  
       Pastures 0 hectares
       Arable land 0 hectares
       Orchards 0 hectares
       Forests 0 hectares
 
Land use
 
 
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
 
Infrastructure Assessment
 
Roads need major rehabilitation.
Restoration of 228 bomb-damaged apartments.
 
 
Infrastructure priorities for the rural community of Artanish
 
Infrastructure Priorities Total amount needed (AMD) Funding sources
Road 2 km repair and asphalt Millennium Challenge Armenia- Rural road rehabilitation program
Irrigation
Drinking water 5 km of pipeline restoration
Electricity
Gas Gas pipeline construction
Kindergarten
School
Repair the school, central heating, furnishing, gym reconstruction
Health Care Repair and furnish medical station
Telephone: Cell / Land
Internet
TV, radio 2 TV channels received
Community / Cultural Center Repair and furnishing of the cultural center
Lighting and Landscaping
Other United Methodist Committee on Relief, AREGAK- micro-financing
Other World Vision-Area Development project
Other
Other
TOTAL NEEDED    
 
 
Economic Assessment
 
Land is used mainly for farming, animal husbandry.
Total area is 1876 hectares of which 910 hectares are pastures, 859 hectares arable lands, 107 hectares grassland.
Livestock numbers about 667, 43 beehives, and 560 poultry.
There are 11 tractors of different kinds, 5 trucks,3 ploughs, 1 combine harvester,
4 mowing-machines.
 
 
Images from Artanish
 
   

 

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E-mail: rdp@himnadram.org; Phone: 521505, 560106 ext. 107