Vazashen
Coordinates: 40°59′32″N 45°17′03″E / 40.99222°N 45.28417°E
Vazashen
Վազաշեն | |
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 A view of Vazashen | |
  Vazashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′32″N 45°17′03″E / 40.99222°N 45.28417°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Tavush |
| Population | |
| • Total | 765 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Vazashen at GEOnet Names Server | |
Vazashen (Armenian: Վազաշեն) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia.
Toponymy[]
The village was previously known as Lala Gegh (Armenian: Լալա գեղ), then Lali Gyugh (Armenian: Լալի գյուղ).[2] The name of Vazashen was chosen to reflect the local vineyard production[3] (վազ/vaz 'grapevine' and շեն/shen 'village').
History[]
Near Vazashen is the historical site of Khaghkhagh (Armenian: Խաղխաղ), the winter residence of the kings of Ancient Armenia, where Saint Vardan won his first military victory.[4]
Gallery[]
Monument in Vazashen
References[]
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ http://www.caa.am/eng/lg.php?section=COMMUNITIES&id=983[dead link]
- ^ http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/print.country18386[dead link]
- ^ Robert H. Hewsen. Armenia: A Historical Atlas. — University of Chicago Press, 2001. — 341 p. — ISBN 0-226-33228-4, ISBN 978-0-226-33228-4
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