Vernashen

Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333

Vernashen Վերնաշեն
Vernashen
Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333
Country	Armenia
Province	Vayots Dzor
Municipality	Gladzor
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,113
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Vernashen at GEOnet Names Server

Vernashen (Armenian: Վերնաշեն) is a village in the Gladzor Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The 13th-century fortress of Proshaberd (also known as Boloraberd) and the Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 are located near Vernashen.

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The village was previously known as Bashkend.

Gallery[]

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  Nature along the tourist route Vernashen - Spitakavor

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  Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 near Vernashen

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  Arkazi Surb Khach

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  The road through the village towards the Spitakavor monastery

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  Surp Hakob church of Vernashen

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  Tanahat Monastery

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  WWII monument

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vernashen.

• 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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