Karmrashen, Vayots Dzor

Karmrashen

Կարմրաշեն
Karmrashen Կարմրաշեն
	Karmrashen
	Coordinates: 39°48′59″N 45°31′50″E / 39.81639°N 45.53056°E
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Jermuk
Elevation	2,065 m (6,775 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	252
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
	Karmrashen, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server

Coordinates: 39°48′59″N 45°31′50″E / 39.81639°N 45.53056°E / 39.81639; 45.53056

Karmrashen (Armenian: Կարմրաշեն) is a village in the Jermuk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.

History[]

The village has khachkars dating back to the 10-13th century.^[2] From 1963 the village was used as a construction site for the construction of the Arpa-Sevan tunnel. Upon a hill to the east are the ruins of a small church, and 1.5 km southwest are the ruins of two other churches. One kilometre south of Karmrashen is a carved votive to Saints Peter and Paul (S. Poghos Petros), set up by Prince Elikum Orbelian in the year 1291.

References[]

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
^ "Համայնքի մասին". jermuk.am. Retrieved 14 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

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[2011census-1] Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).

[:0-2] "Համայնքի մասին". jermuk.am. Retrieved 14 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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