Yeghegis
Sign in to saveYeghegis () 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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Article
7 sectionsContents
- 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.