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Vernashen () is a village in the Yeghegnadzor Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The 13th-century fortress of Proshaberd (also known as Boloraberd) and the Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 are located near Vernashen.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Vernashen
Settlement.native_name
Վերնաշեն
Settlement.image_skyline
Վերնաշենի համայնապատկերը.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Armenia#Vayots Dzor
Settlement.mapsize
150px
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Vayots Dzor
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Yeghegnadzor
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
1,113
Settlement.timezone
AMT
Settlement.utc_offset
+4

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Vernashen () is a village in the Yeghegnadzor Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The 13th-century fortress of Proshaberd (also known as Boloraberd) and the Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 are located near Vernashen.

== Toponymy == The village was previously known as Bashkend.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vernashen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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