Ardenis (Armenian: Արդենիս) is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.

History

The village had a mixed Armenian–Azerbaijani population. During the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Azerbaijani residents left for Azerbaijan.

Demographics

According to 1912 publication of the Caucasian Calendar, 335 people, mainly Karapapaks, lived in village Gollu of Kars Okrug of Kars Oblast.

Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 177 in 2010, up from 132 at the 2001 census.

The population of the village since 1897 is as follows:

Year	Population
1897	284
1926	316
1939	416
1959	470
1970	698
1979	757
1989	358
2001	132
2004	149
2010	177