Vernashen
39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333
Place in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
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Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333 | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Vayots Dzor |
Municipality | Yeghegnadzor |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,113 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Vernashen at GEOnet Names Server |
Vernashen (Armenian: Վերնաշեն) is a village in the Yeghegnadzor Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The 13th-century fortress of Proshaberd (also known as Boloraberd) and the Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 are located near Vernashen.
Toponymy
The village was previously known as Bashkend.
Gallery
- Nature along the tourist route Vernashen - Spitakavor
- Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 near Vernashen
- Arkazi Surb Khach
- The road through the village towards the Spitakavor monastery
- Surp Hakob church of Vernashen
- Tanahat Monastery
- WWII monument
References
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
External links
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- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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Capital: Yeghegnadzor
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