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'''Verin Dvin''' ({{lang-hy|Վերին Դվին}}) is a village in the [[Verin Dvin Municipality]] of the [[Ararat Province]] of [[Armenia]], located 30 kilometers south of [[Yerevan]]. The largest [[Assyrians in Armenia|Assyrian community in Armenia]] is in Verin Dvin, where around 2,000 out of the 2,700 residents in the village are ethnic [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]]. The village is home to 2 Assyrian churches including the church of Mar Tuma (Saint Thomas) dating back to 1828.<ref name="Assyria"/> The village is built near the ruins of the ancient city of [[Dvin (ancient city)|Dvin]]. |
'''Verin Dvin''' ({{lang-hy|Վերին Դվին}}) is a village in the [[Verin Dvin Municipality]] of the [[Ararat Province]] of [[Armenia]], located 30 kilometers south of [[Yerevan]]. The largest [[Assyrians in Armenia|Assyrian community in Armenia]] is in Verin Dvin, where around 2,000 out of the 2,700 residents in the village are ethnic [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]]. The village is home to 2 Assyrian churches including the church of Mar Tuma (Saint Thomas) dating back to 1828.<ref name="Assyria"/> The village is built near the ruins of the ancient city of [[Dvin (ancient city)|Dvin]]. |
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The secondary school of the village has a majority of ethnic Assyrian students and provides lessons in Assyrian history and language. |
The secondary school of the village has a majority of ethnic Assyrian students and provides lessons in Assyrian history and language.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hovhannisyan |first=Hasmik |date=22 October 2007 |title=The Assyrian Community of Verin Dvin |url=https://hetq.am/en/article/25476 |access-date=28 September 2024 |work=Hetq}}</ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 18:24, 6 October 2024
Verin Dvin
Վերին Դվին | |
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 The villages of Dvin (left) and Verin Dvin (right) | |
  Verin Dvin  Verin Dvin | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′31″N 44°35′27″E / 40.02528°N 44.59083°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Ararat |
| Municipality | Verin Dvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lyudmila Petrova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2009[1]) | |
| • Total | 2,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Verin Dvin (Armenian: Վերին Դվին) is a village in the Verin Dvin Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, located 30 kilometers south of Yerevan. The largest Assyrian community in Armenia is in Verin Dvin, where around 2,000 out of the 2,700 residents in the village are ethnic Assyrians. The village is home to 2 Assyrian churches including the church of Mar Tuma (Saint Thomas) dating back to 1828.[1] The village is built near the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin.
The secondary school of the village has a majority of ethnic Assyrian students and provides lessons in Assyrian history and language.[2]
External links
- Verin Dvin at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Հին Եդեսիայի հետնորդները Հայաստանում in azatutyun.am
References
- ^ a b "Armenia is a homeland for the Assyrians, who have no homeland". The Armenian Reporter. 2009-03-27. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ Hovhannisyan, Hasmik (22 October 2007). "The Assyrian Community of Verin Dvin". Hetq. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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