Vaghashen

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Vaghashen
Վաղաշեն
St. Astvatsatsin Church in Vaghashen
St. Astvatsatsin Church in Vaghashen
Vaghashen is located in Armenia
Vaghashen
Vaghashen
Vaghashen is located in Gegharkunik
Vaghashen
Vaghashen
Coordinates: 40°08′06″N 45°19′44″E / 40.13500°N 45.32889°E / 40.13500; 45.32889
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalityMartuni
Elevation
1,956 m (6,417 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
4,267
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code
1416
Vaghashen at GEOnet Names Server

Vaghashen (Armenian: Վաղաշեն) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village was known as Avdalagalu or Abdalaghalu until 1935.

History

There are two 16th-century churches in the village, and nearby are the ruins of Kyurdi Kogh and Aloyi Kogh cyclopean forts.[2]

  • St. Astvatsatsin Church interior
    St. Astvatsatsin Church interior
  • Khachkar in Vaghashen
    Khachkar in Vaghashen

References

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 80. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
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