Yervandashat, Armenia

40°06′53″N 43°40′15″E / 40.11472°N 43.67083°E / 40.11472; 43.67083

Place in Armavir, Armenia

Yervandashat
Երվանդաշատ

Coordinates: 40°06′53″N 43°40′15″E / 40.11472°N 43.67083°E / 40.11472; 43.67083CountryArmeniaMarz (Province)ArmavirFounded3rd century BCEPopulation

(2001)

• Total695Time zoneUTC+4 ( )

Yervandashat (Armenian: Երվանդաշատ) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village has a ruined basilica dated to the 4th or 5th century and the Saint Shushanik church of the 10th to 17th century. Along the main highway leading to and from the area are khachkar monuments. It is named after the nearby Armenian historic city of Yervandashat.

References

Yervandashat, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
The Kingdom of Armenia By Mack Chahin
History of Armenia, by Moses of Chorene
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.