*** Welcome to piglix ***

Vayots Dzor Province

Vayots Dzor
Վայոց Ձոր
Province
Location of Vayots Dzor within Armenia
Coordinates: 39°45′N 45°30′E / 39.750°N 45.500°E / 39.750; 45.500Coordinates: 39°45′N 45°30′E / 39.750°N 45.500°E / 39.750; 45.500
Country Armenia
Capital
and largest city
Yeghegnadzor
Government
 • Governor Edgar Ghazaryan
Area
 • Total 2,308 km2 (891 sq mi)
Area rank 7th
Population (2011)
 • Total 52,324
 • Rank 11th
Time zone AMT (UTC+04)
Postal code 3601–3810
ISO 3166 code AM-VD
FIPS 10-4 AM10
Website Official website

Vayots Dzor (Armenian: , Armenian pronunciation: [vɑjˌɔt͡sʰ ˈd͡zɔɾ]), is a province of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan form the west and the Shahumyan Region of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from the east. It covers an area of 2,308 km². With a population of only 53,230 (2002 census), it is the most sparsely populated province in the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Yeghegnadzor.

The province is home to many ancient landmarks and tourist attractions in Armenia including the Areni-1 cave complex and Areni-1 winery of the Chalcolithic period, the 8th-century Tanahat Monastery, the 10th-century Smbataberd fortress, and the 13th-century Noravank monastery. Vayots Dzor is also home to the popular spa-town of Jermuk.

The village of Gladzor in Vayots Dzor was home to the 13th and 14th-century University of Gladzor.

Literally meaning "the valley of sorrows", it is named after the Vayots Dzor canton of the historic Syunik province of Ancient Armenia, ruled by the Siunia dynasty.


...
Wikipedia

...