Varser
Վարսեր | |
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 A view of Varser | |
  Varser  Varser | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′16″N 44°54′29″E / 40.55444°N 44.90806°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Sevan |
| Elevation | 1,917 m (6,289 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,901 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1515 |
| Varser at GEOnet Names Server | |
Varser (Armenian: Վարսեր) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Etymology[edit]
The name Varser is derived from a root word meaning "hair". According to popular folklore, this refers to a girl who drowned in Lake Sevan, after which her long hair spread out across the water.[2] The village was also previously known as Chirchir and Chrchr until 1946.
History[edit]
The village is first mentioned in the 9th century as a gift of Ashot II Bagratuni to an "Apostles' Church".[2] Most of the Armenians in the village are descendants of migrants from Bitlis and Maku in Western Armenia, today located in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, respectively.
Gallery[edit]
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Church in Varser -
WWII monument -
Khachkars in Varser -
Chapel near the village cemetery -
Tsaghkavank -
Church ruins -
Varser cemetery
References[edit]
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ a b Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 74. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links[edit]
- 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.
