Vayots Dzor Province

Vayots Dzor Վայոց Ձոր
Province
Coordinates: 39°45′N 45°30′E
Kintra	Armenie
Caipital	Yeghegnadzor
Area
• Total	2308 km2 (891 sq mi)
Area rank	7t
Population  (2002)
• Total	53,230
• Rank	11t
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04
• Summer (DST)	UTC+05
Postal code	3601-3810
ISO 3166 code	AM-VD
FIPS 10-4	AM10
Website	vdzor.gov.am

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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.

History

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

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

Vayots Dzor borders the follaein marzer:

• Ararat - northwast
• Gegharkunik - north
• Syunik - southeast

Commonties

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. 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
Arin Artavan Azatek Bardzruni Getikvank Gomk Herher Karmrashen Khndzorut Martiros Nor Aznaberd Por Saravan Sers Vayk Zaritap Zedea	Gndevaz Jermuk	Agarakadzor Aghavnadzor Aghnjadzor Areni Arpi Artabuynk Chiva Getap Gladzor Gnishik Goghtanik Hermon Horbategh Hors Karaglukh Khachik Malishka Rind Salli Shatin Taratumb Vardahovit Vernashen Yeghegis Yeghegnadzor Yelpin

Gallery

• Vayots Dzor
• 
  Noravank, 1205 AD
• 
  Areni Kirk, 1321 AD
• 
  Jermuk
• 
  Sparklin watter o Jermuk
• 
  The Areni-1 cave complex

References

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie

Freemit airtins

• Vayots Dzor Marz Tourist Guide