Vaghashen
| Vaghashen Վաղաշեն | |
|---|---|
  Vaghashen Վաղաշեն | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′06″N 45°19′44″E / 40.13500°N 45.32889°ECoordinates: 40°08′06″N 45°19′44″E / 40.13500°N 45.32889°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Gegharkunik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Artur Survaryan |
| Elevation | 1,956 m (6,417 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,235 |
| Time zone | GMT+4 (UTC+4) |
| Postal code | 1416 |
Vaghashen (Armenian: Վաղաշեն, also Romanized as Vagashen; until 1935, Avdalagalu and Abdalaghalu) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. There are two 16th-century churches in the village, and nearby are the ruins of Kyurdi Kogh and Aloyi Kogh cyclopean forts.[1]
References
- Vaghashen 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
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 46; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
