Verin Artashat

Coordinates: 40°00′02″N 44°35′06″E / 40.00056°N 44.58500°E / 40.00056; 44.58500

Verin Artashat Վերին Արտաշատ
Norashen (left) and Verin Artashat (right) as seen from the ruins of Dvin.
Verin Artashat Վերին Արտաշատ
Coordinates: 40°00′02″N 44°35′06″E / 40.00056°N 44.58500°E / 40.00056; 44.58500
Country	Armenia
Province	Ararat
Government
• Mayor	Ashot Ghazaryan
Area
• Total	7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	4,270
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)

Verin Artashat (Armenian: Վերին Արտաշատ; formerly known as Verkhniy Artashat, literally means "Upper Artashat"), is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. It sits adjacent to the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin.

In addition to Armenians, the town is also populated by a significant number of Yazidis, being home to the largest Yazidi community among the villages of Armenia.

See also[]

• Ararat Province

References[]

• Verin Artashat at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

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