Vayots Dzor Province

Vayots Dzor (Armenie: ) is a province (marz) o Armenie.  It lees in the sootheast o the kintra, borderin the Nakhichevan exclave o Azerbaijan in the wast an the Azerbaijan in the east. It covers an aurie o 2,308 km². Wi a population o anerlie 53,230 (2002 census), it is the maist spairsely populatit province in the kintra. The caipital is Yeghegnadzor.

History
Durin the Middle Ages, Vayots Dzor wis a principality o the Kinrick o Syunik.  The name literally means "Valley o Woes" acause the aurie wis devastatit bi several earthquakes durin its history.

Sichts
The province is rich in historical an airchitectural steids, such as the Noravank monastery, the Smbataberd fortress, an the Tsakhats Kar monastery. The spa toun o Jermuk, ane o Armenie's premiere tourist attractions durin Soviet times, is locatit in the province an aw.

Geografie
Vayots Dzor borders the follaein marzer:
Ararat - northwast
Gegharkunik - north
Syunik - southeast

Commonties

The province o Vayots Dzor consists o the follaein 44 commonties (hamaynkner), o which 3 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 41 are considered rural. The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995. It wis pairt o Sharur-Daralagez uyezd in Erivan Govrenorate as Daralagez afore foondation o Democratic Republic o Armenie in 1918.

VaykJermuk Yeghegnadzor Arin
Artavan
Azatek
Bardzruni
Getikvank
Gomk
Herher
Karmrashen
Khndzorut
Martiros
Nor Aznaberd
Por
Saravan
Sers
Vayk
Zaritap
ZedeaGndevaz
JermukAgarakadzor
Aghavnadzor
Aghnjadzor
Areni
Arpi
Artabuynk
Chiva
Getap
Gladzor
Gnishik
Goghtanik
Hermon
Horbategh
Hors
Karaglukh 
Khachik
Malishka
Rind
Salli
Shatin
Taratumb
Vardahovit
Vernashen
Yeghegis
Yeghegnadzor
Yelpin

Gallery

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

 Vayots Dzor Marz Tourist Guide


Category:Provinces o Armenie