Yeranos (Armenian: Երանոս) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Yeranos
Երանոս | |
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 Village entrance | |
  Yeranos  Yeranos | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′15″N 45°11′18″E / 40.20417°N 45.18833°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Martuni |
| Elevation | 2,007 m (6,585 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,479 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1406 |
| Yeranos at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
editThe church of St. Astvatsatsin in the village dates back to 1215, and the village also contains Tukh Manuk and St. Sofia shrines. Following the Gavar-Martuni road, near the chicken farm, are the remains of a cyclopean fort.[2]
Gallery
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Chapel in Yeranos -
St. Astvatsatsin Church in Yeranos -
St. Astvatsatsin Church interior
References
edit- ^ 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. pp. 78–79. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yeranos, Gegharkunik.
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- 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.
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