Vardadzor
Vardadzor
Վարդաձոր | |
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 St. Astvatsatsin Church in Vardadzor | |
  Vardadzor | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′19″N 45°11′37″E / 40.18861°N 45.19361°ECoordinates: 40°11′19″N 45°11′37″E / 40.18861°N 45.19361°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Founded | 1828-29 |
| Elevation | 1,986 m (6,516 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,864 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1417 |
| Vardadzor at GEOnet Names Server | |
Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Lake Sevan lies a few kilometres to the northeast of the village.
Toponymy[]
The village was previously known as Adamkhan and Atamkhan.
History[]
The village was founded in 1828-29 by emigrants from Mush. An Urartian inscription dating to 722-705 BC was found at Vardadzor.[2]
Gallery[]
St. Astvatsatsin Church interior
References[]
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 79. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vardadzor. |
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 45; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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