Yeghvard

For the toun in Syunik province, see Yeghvard, Syunik.

Yeghvard
View o Yeghvard frae atop Munt Ara
Yeghvard
Coordinates: 40°19′18″N 44°28′53″E
Kintra	Armenie
Marz (Province)	Kotayk
Area
• Total	65.32 km2 (25.22 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	11,627
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )
Website	www.yeghvard.am

Yeghvard (Armenie: Եղվարդ; Romanisit as Yevgard, Yegvart, Yegvard, Eghvard, an Jegward an aw) is a ceety in the Kotayk Province o Armenie. Yeghvard is ane o the auldest dounsets, it is full o different periods an teeps o valuable airchitectural monuments. Thare are three kirks in the ceety. In the centre is a sma domit kirk o Surb Astvatsatsin kent as Yeghvard Kirk o 1301 an aw wi the foondation o anither kirk adjacent, ruins o Katoghike Kirk, a muckle triple-nave basilica biggit in the 5t tae 6t centuries locatit northwast o S. Astvatsatsin, an a sm Saunt Sargis Kirk. In the toun near the kirk o S. Astvatsatsin locatit atween hooses is a Surb Astvatsatsin shrine. The shrine is a stepped pillar similar tae ane that mey be seen in the toun o Avan, an haes a carvin o a wumman on three o the faces. A muckle new project will be made cried Lakeside Resorts kent as the Masis, Sis an New Armenie. It will be a 4 saison paradise attractin tourists aw year roond. The project is expectit tae be completit bi the year 2015.

Sport

• FC Yeghvard - fitbaa club

Gallery

• 
  Yeghvard Kirk, 1301.

References

• Yeghvard at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie

Freemit airtins

• Yeghvard Kirk
• Yeghvard Toun