Vaghashen Explained

Official Name:Vaghashen
Native Name:Վաղաշեն
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Gegharkunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gegharkunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Martuni
Leader Title:Mayor
Established Date:1828
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4,267
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.135°N 45.3289°W
Elevation M:1956
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1416

Vaghashen (Armenian: Վաղաշեն) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village was known as Avdalagalu or Abdalaghalu until 1935.

History

There are two 16th-century churches in the village, and nearby are the ruins of Kyurdi Kogh and Aloyi Kogh cyclopean forts.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Book: Kiesling . Brady. Raffi. Kojian. 2005 . Rediscovering Armenia: Guide. 2nd. Matit Graphic Design Studio. Yerevan. 80. 99941-0-121-8.