GeghanistԳեղանիստGeghanistCoordinates: 40°08′59″N 44°26′04″E / 40.14972°N 44.43444°E / 40.14972; 44.43444CountryArmeniaProvinceAraratPopulation (2008) • Total2,617Coordinates: 40°08′59″N 44°26′04″E / 40.14972°N 44.43444°E / 40.14972; 44.43444 Geghanist (Armenian: Գեղանիստ, also Romanized as Gekhanist; formerly, Gëygmbet and Getapnia) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.