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Yervandashat, Armenia

Yervandashat
Երվանդաշատ
Overlooking village of Yervandashat.
Overlooking village of Yervandashat.
YervandashatԵրվանդաշատ is located in Armenia
YervandashatԵրվանդաշատ
Yervandashat
Երվանդաշատ
Coordinates: 40°06′53″N 43°40′15″E / 40.11472°N 43.67083°E / 40.11472; 43.67083
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Armavir
Founded 3rd century BCE
Population (2001)
 • Total 695
Time zone   (UTC+4)

Coordinates: 40°06′53″N 43°40′15″E / 40.11472°N 43.67083°E / 40.11472; 43.67083

Yervandashat (Armenian: Երվանդաշատ, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village has a ruined basilica dated to the 4th or 5th century and the Saint Shushanik church of the 10th to 17th century. Along the main highway leading to and from the area are khachkar monuments. It is named after the nearby Armenian historic city of Yervandashat

1 km east of the modern village -within the Turkish borders- are the ruins of ancient Yervandashat, a city founded by King Orontes IV (the last of the Orontid Dynasty), in 210 BC. The ancient town sits upon an escarpment overlooking the junction of the Arax River and Akhurian River. According to Movses Khorenatsi, Orontes founded Yervandashat to replace Armavir as his capital after Armavir had been left dry by a shift of the Arax River.

Ancient Yervandashat was destroyed by the army of the Persian King Shapur II in the 360s.


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