Kechut

Kechut
Կեչուտ
Kechut
Kechut
Coordinates: 39°47′58″N 45°39′45″E / 39.79944°N 45.66250°E / 39.79944; 45.66250
Country Armenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
MunicipalityJermuk
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
894
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Kechut (Armenian: Կեչուտ) is a village in the Jermuk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Kushchi, and Kush-Bilyak.

Geography

The village is located to the immediate south of the town of Jermuk, on the western coast of the Kechut Reservoir which is a section of the Arpa river, as well as at the beginning of the Kechut–Azatek waterway, which is one of the artificial waterways that provide water to Lake Sevan and stabilize its water level.

Demographics

The population in 2023 was 894.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Socio-economic characteristics of marzes and Yerevan city of the RA, Vayots dzor marz, 2023" (PDF). armstat.am. Retrieved 2025-12-29.