Vardadzor

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Vardadzor Վարդաձոր
St. Astvatsatsin Church in Vardadzor
40°11′19″N 45°11′37″E / 40.18861°N 45.19361°E / 40.18861; 45.19361
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Martuni
Founded	1828-29
Elevation	1,986 m (6,516 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	2,864
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1417
Vardadzor at GEOnet Names Server

Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Lake Sevan lies a few kilometres to the northeast of the village.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Adamkhan and Atamkhan.

History

The village was founded in 1828-29 by emigrants from Mush. An Urartian inscription dating to 722-705 BC was found at Vardadzor.^[2]

Gallery

St. Astvatsatsin Church interior

References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 79. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vardadzor.

Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.