Yeghegis

Yeghegis is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the in . It has a rich historical past, with the medieval Zorats Church, the Tsakhats Kar Monastery and the fortress being located in the vicinity of Yeghegis, as well as a Jewish cemetery from the 13th century.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 364 residents
  • Description: village in Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Yekhegis” and “Նոր եղեգիս”
  • Historically known as: “Alagyaz” and “Alayaz”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Surp Stepanos Church, Yeghegis and Medieval Jewish cemetry.

Church
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cemetery
Photo: Nairi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cemetery.

Photo: Heghine Martirosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval fortress located upon the crest of a hill between the villages of and Yeghegis in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Artabuynk and Horbategh.

Village
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is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the of . The fortress is located near the village. is situated 3 km west of Yeghegis.

Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the in . is situated 3 km northwest of Yeghegis.

Village
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is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the in . is situated 6 km east of Yeghegis.

Yeghegis

Latitude
39.87258° or 39° 52′ 21″ north
Longitude
45.3593° or 45° 21′ 34″ east
Population
364
Elevation
1,575 metres (5,167 feet)
Open location code
8HF7V9F5+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1363386687
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
174980
Wiki­data ID
Q610325
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Yeghegis” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալագյազ, Ալագյոզ, Ալայազ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Ալագյազ”
  • Armenian: “Ալագյոզ”
  • Armenian: “Ալայազ”
  • Armenian: “Եղեգիս”
  • Armenian: “Եղեգիք”
  • Armenian: “Մագրա Քարիմխան”
  • Armenian: “Մազրա Քարիմխան” (historical)
  • Azerbaijani: “Alagöz”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ələyəz”
  • Cebuano: “Yeghegis”
  • Chechen: “Ехегис”
  • Chinese: “Eghegis”
  • Dutch: “Yeghegis”
  • French: “Eghegis”
  • Georgian: “ეღეგისი”
  • German: “Jeghegis”
  • Italian: “Eġegis”
  • Italian: “Yeghegis”
  • Kotava: “Yeghegis (wida)”
  • Kotava: “Yeghegis”
  • Latvian: “Jehegisa”
  • Malay: “Yeghegis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Eghegis”
  • Persian: “یغگیس”
  • Polish: “Jeghegis”
  • Portuguese: “Eleguis (aldeia)”
  • Portuguese: “Eleguis”
  • Romanian: “Ehegis, Vaioț Dzor”
  • Russian: “Алагёз” (historical)
  • Russian: “Алаяз” (historical)
  • Russian: “Ехегис”
  • Scots: “Yeghegis”
  • Spanish: “Yeghegis”
  • Swedish: “Jeghegis”
  • Turkish: “Eleyez”
  • Turkish: “Yeghegis”
  • Ukrainian: “Єхегіс”
  • Ukrainian: “Єхеґіс”
  • Urdu: “یغگس”
  • Uzbek: “Yeghegis”

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