Norashen, Gegharkunik
Village in Gegharkunik, Armenia
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Norashen
Նորաշեն | |
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Scenery around Norashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′16″N 45°01′22″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Sevan |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Population | |
• Total | 475 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Norashen, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server | |
Norashen (Armenian: Նորաշեն) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village has a church and a cemetery.
Etymology
The village was previously known as Efendi.
History
The town was founded in 1920 on the site of the former village of Rahmankendi.