Vernashen

Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333

Vernashen Վերնաշեն
Vernashen
Vernashen
Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Vayots Dzor
Population (2008)
• Total	1,262
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

Vernashen (Armenian: Վերնաշեն); formerly known as Bashkend, is a village in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. The 13th-century fortress of Proshaberd (also known as Boloraberd) and the Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 are located near Vernashen.

Gallery

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  General view of Vernashen
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  Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 near Vernashen
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  The road through the village towards the Spitakavor monastery
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  Surp Hakob church of Vernashen

See also

• Vayots Dzor Province

References

• Vernashen at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia