Norashen ( hy, Նորաշեն) is a village in the
Berd Municipality of the
Tavush Province
Tavush ( hy, Տավուշ, ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from ...
of
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 ' ...
. There is a museum in the village, as well as a
cyclopean
Cyclopean masonry is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and with clay mortar or no use of mortar. The boulders typic ...
fort close by.
Gallery
Norashen Tavush Province-02.jpeg, A view of Norashen
Cyclopean fortress in Norashen.jpg, The cyclopean fort
Norashen (Tavush) central street.jpg, Street in Norashen
Նորաշեն գյուղի սարերում.jpg, Scenery around Norashen
Monument Norashen (Tavush).jpg, WWII monument in Norashen
Norashen nature.jpg, Scenery around Norashen
Monument in Norashen, Tavush.jpg, Armenian genocide
The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...
memorial in Norashen
References
External links
*Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 113, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website*
Populated places in Tavush Province
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