Gnishik
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Gnishik
| native_name = Գնիշիկ
| image_skyline = Գնիշիկ 21.jpg
| pushpin_map = Armenia#Vayots Dzor
| mapsize = 150px
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Armenia
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Vayots Dzor
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Areni
| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://armstat.am/file/article/1._bajin_1_182-311.pdf|title=The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia|author=Statistical Committee of Armenia}}
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 44
| timezone = AMT
| utc_offset = +4
| coordinates = {{coord|39|39|21|N|45|18|00|E|region:AM|display=inline}}
| footnotes = {{GEOnet2|32FA881E6FFA3774E0440003BA962ED3}}
}}
Gnishik ({{langx|hy|Գնիշիկ}}) is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.
== Nature ==
Natural habitats vary from semi-desert to mountain steppes and meadows. The vicinity of Gnishik has been considered to be a Prime Butterfly Area,[http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/gnisheek.html Gnisheek PBA at Butterfly Conservation Armenia] where a wide variety of rare butterflies, including Papilio alexanor, Colias chlorocoma, Pseudochazara schahrudensis, Tomares romanovi, Phengaris arion, and a number of others can be observed.
Municipal administration
Gnishik was previously a community, which included the town of Mozrov, and had a combined population of 132 in 2011.
Notable residents
Gallery
Գնիշիկի եկեղեցի 18-19 դդ.jpg|Church in Gnishik
Հավասարաթև խաչքարեր Գնիշիկում.jpg|Khachkars in Gnishik
References
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External links
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- {{ArmenianCensus|226}}
- Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Gnishik PBA. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/gnisheek.html
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