Wardenis

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Wardenis
Վարդենիս
State : ArmeniaArmenia Armenia
Province : Gegharkunik
Coordinates : 40 ° 11 '  N , 45 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 11 '  N , 45 ° 43'  E
 
Residents : 12,405 (2009)
Time zone : UTC + 4
 
Community type: city
Mayor : Aram Melkonjan (independent)
Website :
vardenis.am (arm., russ., engl.)
Wardenis (Armenia)
Wardenis
Wardenis

Wardenis ( Armenian Վարդենիս ) is a city in Armenia .

geography

The central square in Wardenis
Church in the city

It is located in the Armenian province of Gegharkunik , on the southeastern shore of Lake Sevan , the largest lake in the Caucasus . Wardenis has 12,405 inhabitants (as of 2009).

history

Wardenis had a station on the Yerevan – Sotk railway from 1977 to 1991 , which was abandoned south of Schordscha due to the conflict resulting from Armenia's independence.

Partnerships

Since 1996 there has been a town partnership with Romans-sur-Isère in France .

See also

Web links

Commons : Wardenis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://vardenis.am/Pages/DocFlow/Default.aspx?a=v&g=e170a938-efac-468a-9dd4-1e83c142386c (accessed January 4, 2020)
  2. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: World Gazetteer@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / bevoelkerungsstatistik.de
  3. ^ See: Neil Robinson: World Rail Atlas . Vol. 8: The Middle East and Caucasus . 2006. ISBN 954-12-0128-8 , p. 6, plate 49.