Vaghashen
Vaghashen (Armenian: Վաղաշեն) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Vaghashen
Վաղաշեն | |
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 St. Astvatsatsin Church in Vaghashen | |
  Vaghashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′06″N 45°19′44″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Elevation | 1,956 m (6,417 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,267 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1416 |
| Vaghashen at GEOnet Names Server | |
Toponymy
The village was known as Avdalagalu and Abdalaghalu until 1935.
History
There are two 16th-century churches in the village, and nearby are the ruins of Kyurdi Kogh and Aloyi Kogh cyclopean forts.[2]
Gallery
St. Astvatsatsin Church interior
Khachkar in Vaghashen
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 80. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
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- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 46; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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