Yeghipatrush ( hy, Եղիպատրուշ), is a village in the
Aparan Municipality
Aparan (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia, located in the Aragatsotn Province, about 50 kilometers northwest of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 6,451. As per the 2016 offic ...
of the
Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported i ...
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 ' ...
. During the Soviet period, the town was renamed in honor of
Askanaz Mravyan
Askanaz Harutyuni Mravyan ( hy, Ասքանազ Հարությունի Մռավյան, – October 23, 1929) was a Soviet Armenian statesman and political activist. He was one of the early leaders of Soviet Armenia.
Biography
Askanaz Mravyan wa ...
, Soviet Armenian Cultural Commissar. The town has a 10th- to 13th-century church of
Surb Astvatsatsin. Some 100 meters beyond the church is an early cemetery with one corner of an allegedly 5th-century basilica as well as a khachkar shrine.
Gallery
Image:Armenian Church in Yeghipatrush.JPG, S. Astvatsatsin Church
Image:Yeghipatrush 05.jpg, Double-khachkar shrine
Image:Yeghipatrush Church ruins3.JPG, 5th-century basilica ruins in cemetery
References
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*Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 22, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's websiteYeghipatrush in istoka.com
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province
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