Jrvezh
Jrvezh, meaning "waterfall", is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located at the eastern outskirts of the capital Yerevan. The village is 45 km south of the provincial capital Hrazdan, and 9 km from the town of Abovyan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 6,210 residents
- Description: village in Kotayk Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Dzhivrishch’”, “Dzhrvezh”, and “Jrvej”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arch of Charenc and Megamall Armenia.
Arch of Charenc
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charents' Arch, also known as Arch of Charents or Arch of Ararat is a monument and tourist attraction erected in 1957 and dedicated to the Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents. Arch of Charenc is situated 3 km southeast of Jrvezh.
Megamall Armenia
Shopping center
Megamall Armenia is a multifunctional shopping and entertainment center in Yerevan, Nor Nork District. It was opened on 23 October 2019. It is the largest shopping and entertainment center in Armenia and in the Caucasus region. Megamall Armenia is situated 3½ km west of Jrvezh.
Fridtjof Nansen Museum
Museum
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, a scientist, a diplomat, a humanitarian, and the co-founder of the Fatherland League. Fridtjof Nansen Museum is situated 4 km west of Jrvezh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nor Nork and Dzoraghbyur.
Nor Nork
Suburb
Photo: Mosinyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nor Nork is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is located at the eastern part of the city. It is bordered by the districts of Nork-Marash, Kentron and Kanaker-Zeytun from the west, Avan from the north and Erebuni from the south. Kotayk Province forms the eastern border of the district. Nor Nork is situated 3½ km west of Jrvezh.
Dzoraghbyur
Village
Dzoraghbyur; formerly known as Tedzhirabad, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. "Dzoraghbyur" translates roughly to English as "Canyon Fountain". Dzoraghbyur is situated 3½ km northeast of Jrvezh.
Voghjaberd
Village
Photo: Armen Manukov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Voghjaberd is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Voghjaberd is situated 4 km southeast of Jrvezh.
Jrvezh
- Categories: village in Armenia and locality
- Location: Jrvezh Municipality, Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.18927° or 40° 11′ 21″ northLongitude
44.60723° or 44° 36′ 26″ eastPopulation
6,210Elevation
1,540 metres (5,052 feet)Open location code
8HG65JQ4+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5934866396OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
616721Wikidata ID
Q2006535
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Jrvezh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Jrvezh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جرفيز”
- Armenian: “Jrvej”
- Armenian: “Jrvezh”
- Armenian: “Ջրվեժ”
- Azerbaijani: “Crvej”
- Chechen: “Джрвеж”
- Chinese: “Jrvej”
- Dutch: “Jrvezh”
- French: “Jrvej”
- Georgian: “ჯრვეჟი”
- Italian: “Jrvej”
- Italian: “Jrvezh”
- Malay: “Jrvezh”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jrvej”
- Persian: “جروژ”
- Polish: “Dżyrweż”
- Portuguese: “Jerveje”
- Russian: “Джрвеж”
- Scots: “Jrvezh”
- Spanish: “Jrvezh”
- Turkish: “Crvej”
- Turkish: “Jrvezh”
- Uzbek: “Jrvezh”
- Vietnamese: “Jrvesh”
- Vietnamese: “Jrvezh”
- Western Armenian: “Ջրվէժ”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Jrvezh”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sirogh Srter and Mayak block.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Սուրբ Հովհաննես and HayPost 0089.
Armenia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Yerevan, Gyumri, Echmiadzin, and Vanadzor.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Jrvezh”. Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.