Herher

Herher (Armenie: Հերհեր; an aw Romanizit as Gerger) is a veelage in the Vayots Dzor Province o Armenie. It wis ance a fief o the Orbelian vassals, the Shahurnetsi faimily in the 13t century. Athin the veelage is a 19t century kirk o S. Gevorg, an sooth is a shrine o Grigor Lusavorich from 1296 with S. Gevorg or Chiki Vank o 1297. Sootheast ane km on a hill is the sma Kapuyt Berd ("Blue Fortress"). Upon a hilltop ane km northeast is S. Sion Monastery, first mentioned in the 8t century. At the complex are the kirks o S. Sion an S. Astvatsatsin. Ither steids o historical significance are in close proximity tae Herher, such as veelage ruins wi khachkars o the 14th c. References Herher at GEOnet Names Server Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenie: Matit Graphic Design Studio Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 124-125; oreeginal airchived at Archive.org, an current version online on Armeniapedia.org.