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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HistoryEedit
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.
SichtsEedit
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.
GeografieEedit
Vayots Dzor borders the follaein marzer:
- Ararat - northwast
- Gegharkunik - north
- Syunik - southeast
CommontiesEedit
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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GalleryEedit
- Vayots Dzor
Noravank, 1205 AD
Areni Kirk, 1321 AD
ReferencesEedit
- 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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