Vaghashen ( hy, Վաղաշեն) is a village in the
Martuni Municipality
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashe ...
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Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashe ...
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 ''Ox ...
.
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
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 ...
forts.
Gallery
-Վաղաշեն, Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի 6.jpg, St. Astvatsatsin Church interior
-Վաղաշեն, Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի 3.jpg, Khachkar in Vaghashen
References
External links
World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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