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Yeghegis

Yeghegis
Եղեգիս
Yeghegis is located in Armenia
Yeghegis
Yeghegis
Coordinates: 39°51′32″N 45°21′41″E / 39.85889°N 45.36139°E / 39.85889; 45.36139
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Vayots Dzor Province
Population (2001)
 • Total 513
Time zone   (UTC+4)

Coordinates: 39°51′32″N 45°21′41″E / 39.85889°N 45.36139°E / 39.85889; 45.36139

Yeghegis (Armenian: Եղեգիս, also Romanized as Eghegis, Yekhegis; formerly, Alayaz, Alagyaz, and Erdapin) is a town in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It has rich historical past, with medieval Tsakhats Kar Monastery and Smbataberd fortress located in the vicinity of Yeghegis. The name of the town originated from the Armenian word yeghegn, which means reed.



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