Karmrashen,_Vayots_Dzor

Karmrashen, Vayots Dzor

Karmrashen, Vayots Dzor

Place in Vayots Dzor, Armenia

39°48′59″N 45°31′50″E

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Karmrashen (Armenian: Կարմրաշեն) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.

History

The village has khachkars dating back to the 10-13th century.[2] From 1963 the village was used as a construction site for the construction of the Arpa-Sevan tunnel. Upon a hill to the east are the ruins of a small church, and 1.5 km southwest are the ruins of two other churches. One kilometre south of Karmrashen is a carved votive to Saints Peter and Paul (S. Poghos Petros), set up by Prince Elikum Orbelian in the year 1291.

References

  1. [1]
    Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    "Համայնքի մասին". jermuk.am. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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