Vanashen
Վանաշեն | |
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Coordinates: 39°54′N 44°41′E / 39.900°N 44.683°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Ararat |
Municipality | Vedi |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,409 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (DST) |
39°54′N 44°41′E / 39.900°N 44.683°E
Vanashen (Armenian: Վանաշեն) is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. Before 1978, it was known as Taytan.[1]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Armenian_Genocide_Memorial%2C_Vanashen_%285%29.jpg/220px-Armenian_Genocide_Memorial%2C_Vanashen_%285%29.jpg)
It is one of the sites of the USAID Community Partnership for Health program. [2]
See also
References
- ^ Rediscovering Armenia Guidebook - Ararat Marz section by Brady Kiesling, and edited by Raffi Kojian (from armeniapedia.org)
- ^ Entry at armenia.usaid.gov
External links
- Vanashen at GEOnet Names Server
- World-Gazetteer.com entry on Vanashen at archive.today (archived 2013-02-09)