Vayots Dzor Province
| Vayots Dzor Վայոց Ձոր |
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| Coordinates: 39°45′N 45°30′E / 39.75°N 45.5°E | |
| Kintra | Armenie |
| Caipital | Yeghegnadzor |
| Govrenment | |
| - Govrenor | Sergey Bagratyan |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 2,308 km2 (891.1 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 7t |
| Indwallers (2002) | |
| - Tot | 53,230 |
| - Rank | 11t |
| - Densitie | 23.1/km2 (59.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04 |
| - Simmer (DST) | UTC+05 (UTC) |
| Postal code | 3601-3810 |
| ISO 3166 code | AM-VD |
| FIPS 10-4 | AM10 |
| Wabsteid | vdzor.gov.am |
Template:Armenia Vayots Dzor (Armenie: Վայոց Ձոր) is a province (marz) o Armenie. It lees in the sootheast o the kintra, borderin the Nakhichevan exclave o Azerbaijan in the wast an the Azerbaijan in the east. It covers an aurie o 2,308 km². Wi a population o anerlie 53,230 (2002 census), it is the maist spairsely populatit province in the kintra. The caipital is Yeghegnadzor.
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History[edit]
Durin the Middle Ages, Vayots Dzor wis a principality o the Kinrick o Syunik. The name literally means "Valley o Woes" acause the aurie wis devastatit bi several earthquakes durin its history.
Sichts[edit]
The province is rich in historical an airchitectural steids, such as the Noravank monastery, the Smbataberd fortress, an the Tsakhats Kar monastery. The spa toun o Jermuk, ane o Armenie's premiere tourist attractions durin Soviet times, is locatit in the province an aw.
Geografie[edit]
Vayots Dzor borders the follaein marzer:
- Ararat - northwast
- Gegharkunik - north
- Syunik - southeast
Commonties[edit]
The province o Vayots Dzor consists o the follaein 44 commonties (hamaynkner), o which 3 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 41 are considered rural.[1] The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995. It wis pairt o Sharur-Daralagez uyezd in Erivan Govrenorate as Daralagez afore foondation o Democratic Republic o Armenie in 1918.
| Vayk | Jermuk | Yeghegnadzor |
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Gallery[edit]
- Vayots Dzor
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Noravank, 1205 AD
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Areni Kirk, 1321 AD
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Sparklin watter o Jermuk
References[edit]
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
- ↑ RA Vayots Dzor Marz (PDF). Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (2007).
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