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Norashen, Gegharkunik

40°30′16″N 45°01′22″E / 40.50444°N 45.02278°E / 40.50444; 45.02278

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Norashen Նորաշեն
Scenery around Norashen
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Coordinates: 40°30′16″N 45°01′22″E / 40.50444°N 45.02278°E / 40.50444; 45.02278
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Sevan
Founded	1920
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	475
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Norashen, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server

Norashen (Armenian: Նորաշեն) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village has a church and a cemetery.

Etymology

The village was previously known as Efendi.

History

The town was founded in 1920 on the site of the former village of Rahmankendi.

Gallery

Scenery around Norashen

References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norashen, Gegharkunik.

Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
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.
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia