Vernashen

Vernashen Վերնաշեն
Vernashen
Vernashen
Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Vayots Dzor
Population (2008)
• Total	1,262
Time zone	(UTC+4)

Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333

Vernashen (Armenian: Վերնաշեն); formerly known as Bashkend, is a village in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. The 13th-century fortress of Proshaberd (also known as Boloraberd) and the Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 are located near Vernashen.

General view of Vernashen

Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 near Vernashen

The road through the village towards the Spitakavor monastery

Surp Hakob church of Vernashen

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