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

Vardadzor Վարդաձոր
St. Astvatsatsin Church in Vardadzor
Vardadzor Show map of Armenia Vardadzor Show map of Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°11′19″N 45°11′37″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
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

Toponymy

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

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  St. Astvatsatsin Church interior

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vardadzor.

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 45; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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[ru] Вардадзор