Hermon, Armenia

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Coordinates: 39°52′46″N 45°25′35″E / 39.87944°N 45.42639°E / 39.87944; 45.42639

Hermon
Հերմոն
Hermon
Coordinates: 39°52′46″N 45°25′35″E / 39.87944°N 45.42639°E / 39.87944; 45.42639
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Vayots Dzor
Population (2001)
  Total 203
Time zone   (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST)   (UTC+5)

Hermon (Armenian: Հերմոն; formerly, Kavushug and Ghavushugh) is a town in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Hermon is identified with the monastic center of "Hermoni Vank" dating from the 9th century.[1]

References

  1. Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 124, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
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