Vardenis

Vardenis

:"For the town in Aragatsotn province, see Vardenis, Aragatsotn."Infobox Settlement
official_name = Vardenis
Վարդենիս
name_local = Վարդենիս
pushpin_

mapsize =150px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARM
subdivision_type1 = Marz
subdivision_name1 = Gegharkunik
leader_title =
leader_name =
established_title = Established
established_date = 1830
area_total_km2 =
area_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2008
population_total =12363
population_density_km2 =
timezone =
utc_offset =
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
latd=40 |latm=10 |lats=50 |latNS=N
longd=45|longm= 43|longs=12 |longEW=E
elevation_m =
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website = Vardenis ( _hy. Վարդենիս; anciently, Vasakashen; until 1969, Basargechar and Basargech’ar) is a city located on the southern shores of Lake Sevan in Armenia. It is located in the Gegharkunik Province (marz). It has a population of 12,363 and it was settled by Armenians from Western Armenia in 1830. There are Bronze Age tombs and a large late 19th/early 20th century Astvatsatsin church, built on earlier foundations. Surrounding the church are fine khachkars and tombstones of a 16th century burial ground.

ports

* Sipan Vardenis - football club

References

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* [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-17 World Gazeteer: Armenia] – World-Gazetteer.com
*ArmenianCensus|146
*RediscoveringArmenia|47


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