Yeranos

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Yeranos Երանոս
Village entrance
40°12′15″N 45°11′18″E / 40.20417°N 45.18833°E / 40.20417; 45.18833
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Martuni
Elevation	2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	5,479
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1406
Yeranos at GEOnet Names Server

Yeranos (Armenian: Երանոս) is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

History

The church of St. Astvatsatsin in the village dates back to 1215, and the village also contains Tukh Manuk and St. Sofia shrines. Following the Gavar-Martuni road, near the chicken farm, are the remains of a cyclopean fort.^[2]

Gallery

Chapel in Yeranos
St. Astvatsatsin Church in Yeranos
St. Astvatsatsin Church interior

References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. pp. 78–79. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yeranos, Gegharkunik.

World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
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.