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The
village of
Yervandashat
(formerly Kheyri-Begli, 4-5th c. ruined basilica, S.
Shushanik church of the 10- 17th c.) is further S.
Between the two villages, on the ridge overlooking the
Akhurian river at its confluence with the Arax,
is the 3rd
c. BC city
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Yervandashat,
founded by King
Orontes (Eruand) IV, last of the Orontid dynasty as a new
capital to replace Armavir which, according to Armenia’s
“Father of History” Movses Khorenatsi, had been left dry by
a shift of the Arax river. In addition to remains of
fortifications, brief archaeological researches in the 1980s
reportedly revealed traces of the ancient gardens and palaces
attested by Movses. On
the Akhurian river are traces of the ancient bridge connecting
Ervandashat to the fortress of Ervandakert built by the same
ruler on the opposite bank of river.
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