Bist is a village and municipality in Goghtn Region

Goghtn

Goghtn , also known as Goghtan, was a region in size and location similar to the current Ordubad region of Nakhichevan. Goghtn was the 33rd region of Vaspurakan and remained part of it until 737 AD....

 of Armenia, currently included into Ordubad

Ordubad

Ordubad is the second largest town and a municipality of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It is the capital of the Ordubad rayon. It has a population of 10,372....

 region of Nakhichevan

Nakhichevan

The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan. The region covers 5,363 km² and borders Armenia to the east and north, Iran to the south and west, and Turkey to the northwest...

 autonomy of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. It has a population of 479.

Bist was famous for its churches and monasteries. St. Astvatsatsin church has remained up today, which has been the largest church in Nakhichevan. Ruins of churches, monasteries, fortress, tombs, mills and bridges has remained up today. One of the most famous famous spiritual and cultural centers was St. Nshan church, where numerous ancient manuscripts were rewritten, some of which are kept now in Matenadaran

Matenadaran

The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts , commonly referred to as the Matenadaran , is an ancient manuscript repository located in Yerevan, Armenia...

, Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

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