Cities

Yeghegnadzor

The centre of Vayots Dzor marz is the city of Yeghegnadzor. It is located on the right bank of the river Arpa. Yeghegnadzor is one of the most ancient settlements of historical Syunik. There used to be the throne of different Armenian princes such as Orbelyan family.

Yeghegnadzor expanded due to the resettlement of Armenians from Persia in the 19 th century. In 1932 Yeghegnadzor became the re gion al center.

The city has preserved he monuments dated 1 st millennium DC to 17 th century AD. There you will find the Museum of Ethnography, picture galleries, parks and ancient 700-year-old Gladzor University. In 1280-1338 it provided medieval education, translations and copies of scientific works; it even had the military school of miniatures. The same territory hosts the national park with numerous caves which attract researchers in this field. There are the remains of ancient settlements – Egegiz (5 th – 8 th centuries), Mog (2 nd millennium BC – 15 th century AD), Proshaberd (8 th century), Smbataberd (10 th – 13 th centuries) and fortresses Berdakar (5 th century) and Kechyt (10 th – 14 th centuries).