Yerazgavors
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Coordinates: 40°42′N 43°46′E / 40.700°N 43.767°E
Yerazgavors Երազգավորս | |
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Yerazgavors | |
Coordinates: 40°42′N 43°46′E / 40.700°N 43.767°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Province) | Shirak |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,395 |
Time zone | (UTC+4) |
• Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Yerazgavors (Armenian: Երազգավորս, also Romanized as Erazgavors; formerly, Aralykh) is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia. In 892, King Smbat I was crowned at Yerazgavors. The new town was relocated a few km further east from its original location.
Etymology
See Erazgawors for etymology.
References
- '32FA881E67A73774E0440003BA962ED3'&Diacritics=DC Yerazgavors at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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