Vazashen Explained

40.9922°N 45.2842°W

Official Name:Vazashen
Native Name:Վազաշեն
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Tavush
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tavush
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ijevan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:765
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.9922°N 45.2842°W

Vazashen (Armenian: Վազաշեն) is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Lala Gegh (Armenian: Լալա գեղ), then Lali Gyugh (Armenian: Լալի գյուղ).[2] The name of Vazashen was chosen to reflect the local vineyard production[3] (վազ/vaz 'grapevine' and շեն/shen 'village').

History

Near Vazashen is the historical site of Khaghkhagh (Armenian: Խաղխաղ), the winter residence of the kings of Ancient Armenia, where Saint Vardan won his first military victory.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: CAA . 2012-09-13 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305142854/http://www.caa.am/eng/lg.php?section=COMMUNITIES&id=983 . dead .
  3. http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/print.country18386
  4. Robert H. Hewsen. Armenia: A Historical Atlas. — University of Chicago Press, 2001. — 341 p. —,