Yelpin

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Yelpin is a village community located in the South-West of Armenia in Vayots Dzor province (marz). It is located 97 km away from Yerevan and 27 km away from provincial center Yeghegnadzor. It borders with Autonomous Republic of Nakhijevan (Azerbaijan) in South, with lands of Zangakatun community (Ararat province) in West, with Chivagyugh community (Vayots Dzor province) in South-West. Community lands stretch from 1400 to 2800m, whereas the settlement itself is located at 1545m above the sea level. Number of households -378, houses- 273, families- 200 (as of 2007). Main occupations of the community members are gardening, land cultivation, animal husbandry, poultry farming and bee-keeping.
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Coordinates:   39°48'20"N   45°6'31"E
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