Jrashen, Lori
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Jrashen
Ջրաշեն | |
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 Jrashen | |
  Jrashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′15″N 44°11′50″E / 40.78750°N 44.19722°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Lori |
| Elevation | 1,680 m (5,510 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,096[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
40°47′15″N 44°11′50″E / 40.78750°N 44.19722°E Jrashen (Armenian: Ջրաշեն), formerly known as Vardnav), is a major village in the Lori Province of Armenia.
During the 1988 Armenian earthquake, an elementary school in Jrashen collapsed, killing 400 people. The precast floors were not well-connected to the walls.[2]
