Ushi, Armenia
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Village in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
Place in Aragatsotn, Armenia
Ushi
Ուշի | |
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| The village of Ushi. Smoke rises as villagers burn dead plant material during the fall season. The village of Ushi. Smoke rises as villagers burn dead plant material during the fall season. | |
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| Coordinates: 40°20′54′′N 44°22′23′′E / 40.34833°N 44.37306°E / 40.34833; 44.37306 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Aragatsotn |
| Municipality | Ashtarak |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,617[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Ushi (Armenian: Ուշի) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It contains a 10th-century chapel, and approximately 1 km outside the village are the ruins of Saint Sargis Monastery of the 7th to 13th centuries. Under the Chapel of Saint Sargis (the only structure still standing), is the grave and re-interred remains of the aforementioned saint. On top of the hill adjacent to the monastery complex are the collapsed remains of an Iron Age fortress.
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Ruins of the Saint Sargis monastic complex of the 7th to 13th centuries at Ushi
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Iron Age fortress of Ushi
References
[edit ]- ^ "Aragatsotn (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024年11月11日.
- Ushi, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Armenia [dead link ] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Lilit Hovhannisyan (2009年02月06日). "Thirsting for a Mate: Tradition and faith meet on St. Sarkis Day". Features. ArmeniaNow.com . Retrieved 2013年06月14日.
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