[5] Gegham was the father of Sisak (founder of the Siunia dynasty) and Harma (grandfather of Ara the Beautiful).

The region of Gegharkunik has been connected to Uelikuni/Uelikuhi, attested in Urartian sources as one of the local "kingdoms" conquered by Urartu in the eighth century BCE.

Gegharkunik Province is situated at the east of modern-day Armenia, surrounding the Lake Sevan.

The Dashkasan, Gadabay and Kalbajar districts of Azerbaijan form the eastern border of the province.

The Armenian exclave of Artsvashen in Gegharkunik Province is currently occupied and controlled by Azerbaijan.Gegharkunik has a mountainous landscape.

The highest point of the province is Mount Azhdahak of the Gegham Mountains with a height of 3597 meters in the western part of the range.

Starting on 12 May 2021, Azerbaijani troops advanced into Gegharkunik province and established positions near the villages of Kut and Verin Shorzha, precipitating a border crisis between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

[11] According to the 1989 Soviet census, the Gegharkunik Province (then part of the Vardenis, Kamo, Krasnoselsk, Martuni, and Sevan districts in 1930–1995)[12] had a population of 230,548.

One of the famous sweets of the town is the Kyavar baklava which is a many-layered pastry with tissue-thin sheets of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and sugar and finished with a dousing of hot honey.

Gegharkunik has four regional TV stations: The province is connected with other parts of Armenia through the M-4, M-10 and M-14 Motorways.

The M-11 Motorway that passes through Martuni and Vardenis connects the province with the town of Karvachar of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

[18] Part of the highway came under the control of Azerbaijan as a result of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and currently cannot be used by Armenians.

The provincial centre Gavar has had an airstrip since the Soviet years, located to the north of the town.

The economy of Gegharkunik Province has a predominantly agricultural orientation, including farming and cattle-breeding.

The towns of Sevan, Chambarak and Martuni along with their surrounding beaches are a major summer destination for locals and foreigners with many hotels and resorts.

In February 2011, the Sevan ropeway was opened at the north of the town, in the area known as "mashtotsner", on the way to Tsovagyugh village.

There are football stadiums with small seating capacities in Sevan, Martuni, Vardenis and the village of Lchashen.