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  Vazashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′32″N 45°17′03″E / 40.99222°N 45.28417°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Tavush |
| Municipality | Ijevan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 765 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Vazashen at GEOnet Names Server | |
Vazashen (Armenian: Վազաշեն) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.
Toponymy
editThe 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
editNear 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
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Monument in Vazashen
References
edit- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "CAA". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ 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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