Qarahunj is a village and rural community (municipality) in Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 in Syunik

Syunik

Syunik is the southernmost province of Armenia. It borders the Vayots Dzor marz to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave to the west, Karabakh to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital is Kapan. Other important cities and towns include Goris, Sisian, Meghri, Agarak, and Dastakert...

 province. It is located 4 km south of the city of Goris

Goris

Goris is a city in the Syunik Marz of Armenia. Located in the valley of river Goris , it is about 240 km away from the Armenian capital Yerevan and 70 km from the Syunik Marz center Kapan. Goris forms an urban community...

. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

National Statistical Service of Republic of Armenia is the national statistical agency of Armenia.The statistical institution started its main activity from January 7, 1922 and was called Statistical Department of Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia...

 (ARMSTAT) reported its population was 1,303 in 2010, up from 1,254 at the 2001 census.

The name Qarahunj is derived from the archaeological site of Karahunj

Zorats Karer

Zorats Karer , also called Karahunj, Carahunge or the Armenian Stonehenge) is an archaeological site near the city of Sisian in the Syunik province of Armenia.-Description:...

, which is considered to be one of the oldest observatories in the world.