Karmrashen, Vayots Dzor

39°48′59″N 45°31′50″E

Karmrashen
Կարմրաշեն
Karmrashen is located in Armenia
Karmrashen
Karmrashen
Karmrashen is located in Vayots Dzor
Karmrashen
Karmrashen
Coordinates: 39°48′59″N 45°31′50″E
CountryArmenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
MunicipalityVayk
Elevation
2,065 m (6,775 ft)
Population
  Total252
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Karmrashen, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server

Karmrashen (Armenian: Կարմրաշեն) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.

History

The village has khachkars dating back to the 10-13th century.[2] From 1963 the village was used as a construction site for the construction of the Arpa-Sevan tunnel. Upon a hill to the east are the ruins of a small church, and 1.5 km southwest are the ruins of two other churches. One kilometre south of Karmrashen is a carved votive to Saints Peter and Paul (S. Poghos Petros), set up by Prince Elikum Orbelian in the year 1291.

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