Verin Dvin Explained

Official Name:Verin Dvin
Native Name:Վերին Դվին
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Ararat
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ararat
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Verin Dvin
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Lyudmila Petrova
Area Total Km2:6.9
Population As Of:2009[1]
Population Total:2,700
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.0253°N 44.5908°W

Verin Dvin (Armenian: Վերին Դվին) is a village in the Verin Dvin Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, located 30 kilometers south of Yerevan. The largest Assyrian community in Armenia is in Verin Dvin, where around 2,000 out of the 2,700 residents in the village are ethnic Assyrians. The village is home to 2 Assyrian churches including the church of Mar Tuma (Saint Thomas) dating back to 1828.[1] The village is built near the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin.

The secondary school of the village has a majority of ethnic Assyrian students and provides lessons in Assyrian history and language.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armenia is a homeland for the Assyrians, who have no homeland. https://web.archive.org/web/20110531162216/http://www.reporter.am/go.cfm?path=%2Fgo%2Farticle%2F2009-03-27-armenia-is-a-homeland-for-the-assyrians-who-have-no-homeland&pg=1. dead. 2011-05-31. The Armenian Reporter. 2009-03-27. 2009-03-27.