Vayots Dzor Province
Vayots Dzor (Armenie: Վայոց Ձոր) is a province (marz) o Armenie. It lees in the sootheast o the kintra, borderin the Nakhichevan exclave o Azerbaijan in the wast an the Azerbaijan in the east. It covers an aurie o 2,308 km². Wi a population o anerlie 53,230 (2002 census), it is the maist spairsely populatit province in the kintra. The caipital is Yeghegnadzor.
Vayots Dzor Վայոց Ձոր | |
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Coordinates: 39°45′N 45°30′E / 39.750°N 45.500°E | |
Kintra | Armenie |
Caipital | Yeghegnadzor |
Area | |
• Total | 2308 km2 (891 sq mi) |
Area rank | 7t |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 53,230 |
• Rank | 11t |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+05 |
Postal code | 3601-3810 |
ISO 3166 code | AM-VD |
FIPS 10-4 | AM10 |
Website | vdzor.gov.am |
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History eedit
Durin the Middle Ages, Vayots Dzor wis a principality o the Kinrick o Syunik. The name literally means "Valley o Woes" acause the aurie wis devastatit bi several earthquakes durin its history.
Sichts eedit
The province is rich in historical an airchitectural steids, such as the Noravank monastery, the Smbataberd fortress, an the Tsakhats Kar monastery. The spa toun o Jermuk, ane o Armenie's premiere tourist attractions durin Soviet times, is locatit in the province an aw.
Geografie eedit
Vayots Dzor borders the follaein marzer:
- Ararat - northwast
- Gegharkunik - north
- Syunik - southeast
Commonties eedit
The province o Vayots Dzor consists o the follaein 44 commonties (hamaynkner), o which 3 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 41 are considered rural.[1] The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995. It wis pairt o Sharur-Daralagez uyezd in Erivan Govrenorate as Daralagez afore foondation o Democratic Republic o Armenie in 1918.
Vayk | Jermuk | Yeghegnadzor |
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Gallery eedit
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Noravank, 1205 AD
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Areni Kirk, 1321 AD
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Sparklin watter o Jermuk
References eedit
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
- ↑ "RA Vayots Dzor Marz" (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007.
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