Norashen () is a village in the

Berd Municipality Tavush (, ) 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 the southwest, and ...

of the

Tavush Province Tavush (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia (country), Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. There is a museum in the village, as well as a

cyclopean Cyclopean masonry is a type of masonry, stonework found in Mycenaean Greece, Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal Engineering tolerance, clearance between adjacent stones and with clay ...

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 Armenians, 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 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 {{Tavush-geo-stub