Yeghegis Municipality

Yeghegis Community is a rural community and administrative subdivision of in southeastern , consisting of a group of villages whose administrative centre is .
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  • Type: municipality of Armenia with 5,500 residents
  • Description: rural community in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
  • Also known as: “Yeghegis” and “Yeghegis Community”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arates Monastery and Tsakhatsqar Monastery.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Yeghegis Municipality.

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Tsaghats Kar Monastery is an Armenian monastery located along the mountain foothills overlooking the Yeghegis River, between the villages of and in the of . is situated 4 km west of Yeghegis Municipality.

Dwelling
is an abandoned village in the of . It once belonged to the community of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hermon and Yeghegis.

Village
Photo: Albero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the in . is situated 4 km southeast of Yeghegis Municipality.

Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the 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 , as well as a Jewish cemetery from the 13th century. is situated 5 km southwest of Yeghegis Municipality.

Village
Photo: Z galstyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an abandoned village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the of . is situated 3½ km east of Yeghegis Municipality.

Yeghegis Municipality

Latitude
39.9033° or 39° 54′ 12″ north
Longitude
45.3986° or 45° 23′ 55″ east
Population
5,500
Elevation
2,545 metres (8,350 feet)
Open location code
8HF7W93X+8C
Geo­Names ID
13133026
Wiki­data ID
Q48862638
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Yeghegis Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Եղեգիս համայնք”
  • Armenian: “Եղեգիս”
  • Chinese: “耶盖吉斯市镇”
  • Kotava: “Yeghegis”
  • Persian: “شهرداری یغگیس”
  • Portuguese: “Eleguis (município)”
  • Portuguese: “Eleguis”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Ehegis, Vaioț Dzor”
  • Russian: “община Ехегис”
  • Turkish: “Yeghegis”

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