Vanashen

Don't confuse this with Vazashen, Armenia, which is further north.

Vanashen Վանաշեն
Vanashen
Coordinates: 39°54′N 44°41′E / 39.900°N 44.683°E / 39.900; 44.683
Country	Armenia
Province	Ararat
Population (2008)
• Total	2,409
Time zone	UTC (UTC+4)
• Summer (DST)	DST (UTC+5)

Coordinates: 39°54′N 44°41′E / 39.900°N 44.683°E / 39.900; 44.683 Vanashen (Armenian: Վանաշեն; formerly, Taytan and Taitan) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Before 1978, it was known as Taytan.^[1]

It is one of the sites of the USAID Community Partnership for Health program. ^[2]

References

• Vanashen at GEOnet Names Server
• World-Gazetteer.com entry on Vanashen

1. ↑ Rediscovering Armenia Guidebook - Ararat Marz section by Brady Kiesling, and edited by Raffi Kojian (from armeniapedia.org)
2. ↑ Entry at armenia.usaid.gov

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

Ararat Province Capital: Artashat Towns Ararat Artashat Masis Vedi Villages Abovyan Araksavan Aralez Ararat Arbat Arevabuyr Argavand Arevshat Armash Avshar Aygepat Aygestan Aygavan Aygezard Ayntap Azatashen Azatavan Baghramyan Bardzrashen Berdik Berkanush Burastan Byuravan Dalar Darakert Darbnik Dashtakar Dashtavan Deghdzut Dimitrov Ditak Dvin Geghanist Getapnya Getazat Ghukasavan Ginevet Goravan Hayanist Hnaberd Hovtashat Hovtashen Jrahovit Jrashen Kaghtsrashen Kanachut Khachpar Lanjanist Lanjar Lanjazat Lusarat Lusashogh Marmarashen Masis Mkhchyan Mrganush Mrgavan Mrgavet Narek Nizami Nor Kharberd Nor Kyank Nor Kyurin Nor Ughi Norabats Noramarg Norashen Noyakert Nshavan Paruyr Sevak Pokr Vedi Ranchpar Sayat-Nova Shaghap Shahumyan Sipanik Sis Sisavan Surenavan Taperakan Urtsadzor Urtsalanj Vanashen Vardashat Vardashen Verin Artashat Verin Dvin Vosketap Vostan Yeghegnavan Yeraskh Zangakatun Zorak Non-community villages Tigranashen Former villages Kakavaberd