Gladzor ( hy, Գլաձոր) is a village and the center of the
Gladzor Municipality
Gladzor Municipality, referred to as Gladzor Community ( hy, Գլաձոր Համայնք ''Gladzor Hamaynk''), is a rural community and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia, at the southeast of the country. Consisted of a ...
of the
Vayots Dzor Province
Vayots Dzor ( hy, Վայոց Ձոր, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It cover ...
in
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. The historic 13th-century
University of Gladzor
University of Gladzor ( hy, Գլաձորի համալսարան, translit=Gladzori hamalsaran) was a medieval Armenian university, one of the two "great centres of learning" along with the University of Tatev () that were "essentially of a singl ...
is located in the village, and the 13th-century
Proshaberd fortress is located 6-7 km to the north of the village. The village is immediately bordered by the town of
Yeghegnadzor to the south.
Gallery
Gladzor village.JPG, View of the village
Հուշարձան Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածներին, Գլաձոր (8).JPG, World War II monument
Գլաձոր, Gladzor (2).JPG, Sign reading "Gladzor" in Armenian
Музей Гладзорского универститета в церкви Сурб Акоп - panoramio.jpg, Saint Hakob church in nearby Vernashen, hosting the Gladzor University Museum
Սբ․ Հակոբ եկեղեցի (Գլաձորի համալսարանի թանգարան)-2.jpg, Gladzor University Museum
References
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Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province