Varser
Varser
Վարսեր | |
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Varser | |
Coordinates: 40°33′16″N 44°54′29″E / 40.55444°N 44.90806°ECoordinates: 40°33′16″N 44°54′29″E / 40.55444°N 44.90806°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Elevation | 1,917 m (6,289 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,901 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Postal code | 1515 |
Varser at GEOnet Names Server |
Varser (Armenian: Վարսեր) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Etymology[]
The name Varser is derived from a root word meaning "hair". According to popular folklore, this refers to a girl who drowned in Lake Sevan, after which her long hair spread out across the water.[2] The village was also previously known as Chirchir and Chrchr until 1946.
History[]
The village is first mentioned in the 9th century as a gift of Ashot II Bagratuni to an "Apostles' Church".[2] Most of the Armenians in the village are descendants of migrants from Bitlis and Maku in Western Armenia, today located in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, respectively.
Gallery[]
Church in Varser
WWII monument
Khachkars in Varser
Chapel near the village cemetery
Tsaghkavank
Church ruins
Varser cemetery
References[]
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ a b Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 74. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varser. |
- 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. 41; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
- Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
- Gegharkunik geography stubs