Jrashen

Jrashen, formerly known as Vardnav), is a major village in the of . During the 1988 Armenian earthquake, an elementary school in Jrashen collapsed, killing 400 people. The precast floors were not well-connected to the walls.
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  • Type: Village with 3,710 residents
  • Description: village in Lori Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Dzhrashen” and “Jrashen, Lori”
  • Historically known as: “Vardnav”, “Vartanli”, “Vordnav”, and “Vortnav”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lernavan and Saramej.

Village
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is a town in the of .

Village
is a town in the of . is situated 3 km east of Jrashen.

Village
is a town in the of . is situated 5 km northwest of Jrashen.

Jrashen

Latitude
40.78916° or 40° 47′ 21″ north
Longitude
44.18831° or 44° 11′ 18″ east
Population
3,710
Elevation
1,676 metres (5,499 feet)
Open location code
8HG6Q5QQ+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 627615241
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616722
Wiki­data ID
Q2016848
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Jrashen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جراشين، أرارات”
  • Arabic: “جراشين”
  • Armenian: “Jrashen” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Որդնավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Որթավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Որթնավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Ջրաշեն”
  • Armenian: “Վարդագյուղ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Վարդանավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Վարդնավ-Որդնավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Վարդնավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Վարդնով” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Վարթանլի” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Վարտնավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Վորդկան” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Վորդնավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Օրդնավ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Օրտնովի” (historical)
  • Azerbaijani: “Vardnav”
  • Cebuano: “Jrashen”
  • Chechen: “Джрашен”
  • Chinese: “Jrashen”
  • Dutch: “Jrashen”
  • French: “Jrashen”
  • Georgian: “ჯრაშენი”
  • Italian: “Djrashen”
  • Malay: “Jrashen”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jrashen”
  • Persian: “جراشن”
  • Polish: “Dżraszen”
  • Russian: “Вардагюх” (historical)
  • Russian: “Варднав” (historical)
  • Russian: “Джрашен”
  • Spanish: “Jrashen”
  • Swedish: “Dzjrasjen, Lori”
  • Swedish: “Dzjrasjen”
  • Turkish: “Jrashen”
  • Turkish: “Vardnav”
  • Uzbek: “Jrashen”
  • Vietnamese: “Jrashen, Lori”
  • Vietnamese: “Jrashen”

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