Karmrashen, Vayots Dzor
Place in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
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Karmrashen
Կարմրաշեն | |
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  Karmrashen Location within Armenia  Karmrashen Location within Vayots Dzor | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′59″N 45°31′50″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Vayots Dzor |
| Municipality | Vayk |
| Elevation | 2,065 m (6,775 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 252 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Karmrashen, Vayots Dzor at GEOnet Names Server | |
Karmrashen (Armenian: Կարմրաշեն) is a village in the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
History
The village has khachkars dating back to the 10-13th century.[2] From 1963 the village was used as a construction site for the construction of the Arpa-Sevan tunnel. Upon a hill to the east are the ruins of a small church, and 1.5 km southwest are the ruins of two other churches. One kilometre south of Karmrashen is a carved votive to Saints Peter and Paul (S. Poghos Petros), set up by Prince Elikum Orbelian in the year 1291.
