Official Name: | Karmrashen |
Native Name: | Կարմրաշեն |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia#Vayots Dzor |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Vayots Dzor |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Vayk |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 252 |
Timezone: | AMT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 39.8164°N 45.5306°W |
Elevation M: | 2065 |
Karmrashen (Armenian: Կարմրաշեն) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
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.