Verin Geghadzor
Verkhnyaya Gezaldara, is an abandoned village in Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Verin Geghadzor has an elevation of 2,238 metres.- Type: Abandoned locality
- Description: town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Verkhnyaya Gezaldara”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vardenik and Tsovinar.
Vardenik
Village
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Vardenik is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, that sits along the Vardenis River. The cyclopean fort ruins of Kaftarli are located 3 km south of the village, with petroglyphs being present downhill along the bank of the river, among additional historic monuments. Vardenik is situated 6 km northwest of Verin Geghadzor.
Tsovinar
Village
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Tsovinar is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. Tsovinar is situated 7 km north of Verin Geghadzor.
Artsvanist
Village
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Artsvanist is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and a large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby. Artsvanist is situated 7 km northeast of Verin Geghadzor.
Verin Geghadzor
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Lake Sevan Region, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Verin Geghadzor” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վերին Գեղաձոր”
- Armenian: “Վերին Գյոզալդարա” (historical)
- Azerbaijani: “Baş Gözəldərə”
- Persian: “ورخنییا گزلدرا”
- Russian: “Верин Гехадзор”
- Russian: “Верхняя Гезалдара” (historical)
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