Yervandashat

Yervandashat (Armenie: Երվանդաշատ, Romanisit as Ervandashat; also kent as Kherbeklu or Kheyli-Begli) is a veelage in the Armavir Province o Armenie. The veelage haes a ruined basilica datit tae the 4t or 5t century an the Saunt Shushanik kirk o the 10t tae 17t century. Alang the main heich-gate leadin tae an frae the aurie are khachkar monuments. Auncient Yervandashat Juist ootside o the modren veelage are the ruins o auncient Yervandashat, a ceety foondit bi King Orontes IV (the last o the Orontid dynasty), in the 3rd century BCE. The auncient toun sits upon an escarpment overleukin the junction o the Arax River an Akhurian River. Accordin tae Movses Khorenatsi, Orontes foondit Yervandashat tae replace Armavir as his capital after Armavir had been left dry bi a shift o the Arax. The airchaeological steid haes no been subject o major research, but preliminarily, the fortifications an some remains o palaces hae been uncovered. Auncient Yervandashat wis destroyed bi the airmy o the Persie King Shapur II in the 360s. References Yervandashat at GEOnet Names Server The Kingdom of Armenia By Mack Chahin History of Armenia, by Moses of Chorene Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 39; oreeginal airchived at Archive.org, an current version online on Armeniapedia.org. Freemit airtins About Yervandashat