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Yeghegis
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Yeghegis () is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It has a rich historical past, with the medieval Zorats Church, the Tsakhats Kar Monastery and the Smbataberd fortress being located in the vicinity of Yeghegis, as well as a Jewish cemetery from the 13th century.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Yeghegis
Settlement.native_name
Եղեգիս
Settlement.image_skyline
Yeghegis.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
Yeghegis
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
369
Settlement.timezone
AMT
Settlement.utc_offset
+4

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Zorats Church
  • Jewish cemetery
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Yeghegis () is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It has a rich historical past, with the medieval Zorats Church, the Tsakhats Kar Monastery and the Smbataberd fortress being located in the vicinity of Yeghegis, as well as a Jewish cemetery from the 13th century.

== Toponymy == The name Yeghegis originated from the Armenian word which means reed. The village was also previously known as Alagyaz and Erdapin.

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

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