Yeranos (Armenian: Երանոս) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Yeranos Երանոս
Village entrance
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Coordinates: 40°12′15″N 45°11′18″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Elevation	2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,479
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1406
Yeranos at GEOnet Names Server

History

The 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
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  St. Astvatsatsin Church in Yeranos
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  St. Astvatsatsin Church interior

References

External links

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
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 45; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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