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A
rutted road leads S from Yeranos to Vardadzor
founded 1828-29 by migrants from Mush, with an Urartian
inscription of 722-705 BC. |
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This
road continues to
Dzoragyugh
(reoccupied 1930), named for its position in a river
gorge. Turning W to follow the stream through the village, then
keeping on the left (S) side of a tongue-shaped hill, one
reaches on the W edge of the village the ruins of Shoghaga
Vank of the 7-17th c. and its
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surrounding
cemetery.
The church is labeled S. Petros and dated 877-886; it was
apparently another work of Princess Mariam, the sponsor of
Sevanavank.
Retracing steps, the road continues S to an outlying
section of the village with the Masruts
Anapat (hermitage of Masru) of the 9th c.,
visible through houses about 200 m W of the road.
The church, maintained lovingly and kept locked, still
operates.
A local woman keeps the key.
On a hill 2 km W of Dzoragyugh is the Sangyar cyclopean
fort occupying 40 hectares. |
