Vernashen

Vernashen is a village in the Yeghegnadzor Municipality of the in . The 13th-century fortress of and the of 1321 are located near Vernashen.
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  • Type: Village with 1,200 residents
  • Description: village in Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia
  • Historically known as: Bashkend

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vishapakar.

is situated 3½ km southwest of Vernashen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gladzor and Yeghegnadzor.

Village
is a village in the Yeghegnadzor Municipality of the in . The historic 13th-century University of is located in the village, and the 13th-century fortress is located 6-7 km to the north of the village.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a town in . This small city is a good spot from which to explore the surrounding sites for a few days, and in a fantastic area for hiking and spelunking.

Village
is a village in the Yeghegnadzor Municipality of the in Armenia. It is located approximately 1–2 kilometers to the west of the provincial center, nestled along the lower stretches of the Yeghegis River. is situated 5 km southwest of Vernashen.

Vernashen

Latitude
39.78958° or 39° 47′ 23″ north
Longitude
45.35583° or 45° 21′ 21″ east
Population
1,200
Elevation
1,543 metres (5,062 feet)
Open location code
8HF7Q9Q4+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 361504966
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
174716
Wiki­data ID
Q2536525
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Vernashen” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Vernashen
  • Armenian: Բաշքենդ” (historical)
  • Armenian: Վերնաշեն
  • Azerbaijani: Başkənd
  • Azerbaijani: Vernaşen
  • Cebuano: Vernashen
  • Chechen: Вернашен
  • Chinese: Vernashen
  • Dutch: Vernashen
  • French: Vernashen
  • Georgian: ვერნაშენი
  • German: Vernaschen
  • German: Wernaschen
  • Italian: Vernashen
  • Kotava: Vernashen
  • Latvian: Vernašena
  • Malay: Vernashen
  • Min Nan Chinese: Vernashen
  • Persian: ورنشن
  • Polish: Wernaszen
  • Russian: Башкенд
  • Russian: Вернашен
  • Russian: Сркгунк
  • Scots: Vernashen
  • Spanish: Vernashen
  • Swedish: Vernashen
  • Turkish: Başkent (II)
  • Turkish: Vernashen
  • Ukrainian: Вернашен
  • Uzbek: Vernashen
  • Vietnamese: Vernashen, Vayots Dzor
  • Vietnamese: Vernashen

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vernashen”. Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.