Yeghegnadzor district

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The region was founded in 1930 under the name of the Daralagyoz district, from 1931 to 1935 - the Keshishkend district and from 1935 to 1957 - Mikoyan district.
Form the Vayots Dzor Province together with Jermuk District.
Vayots Dzor (Armenian: Վայոց Ձոր, Armenian pronunciation: [vɑjˌɔt͡sʰ ˈd͡zɔɾ]), is a province of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan form the west and the Shahumyan Region of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from the east. It covers an area of 2,308 km². With a population of only 53,230 (2002 census), it is the most sparsely populated province in the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Yeghegnadzor.

The province is home to many ancient landmarks and tourist attractions in Armenia including the Areni-1 cave complex and Areni-1 winery of the Chalcolithic period, the 8th-century Tanadivank monastery, the 10th-century Smbataberd fortress, and the 13th-century Noravank monastery. Vayots Dzor is also home to the popular spa-town of Jermuk.

As early as the 8th century BC, the area of modern-day Vayots Dzor was part of the Kingdom of Urartu. Later, it became part of the Kingdom of Armenia forming the Vayots Dzor canton of the Syunik Province. Many significant churches, monastic complexes, bridges and caravanserais were built between the 10th and 13th centuries, when Vayots Dzor was part of the Kingdom of Syunik under the rule of the Siunia dynasty.

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Coordinates:   39°47'49"N   45°19'59"E

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  • The region was founded in 1930 under the name of the Derelegyoz (azerbaijani) district, from 1931 to 1935 - the Keshishkend (azerbaijani) district.
  • This district was the historical territory of Azerbaijan. Former name was "Dərələyəz or Keşişkənd".
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