Verin Shorzha
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Verin Shorzha is a small hamlet
in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
. Verin Shorzha and the nearby Nerkin Shorzha
are both reached by a short drive from Ayrk
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. Verin Shorzha and the nearby Nerkin Shorzha
Nerkin Shorzha
Nerkin Shorzha is a small hamlet in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Nerkin Shorzha and nearby Verin Shorzha are both reached by a short drive from Ayrk....
are both reached by a short drive from Ayrk
Ayrk
Ayrk is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village has a church of S. Astvatsatsin dated to 1181 and the Katoghike S. Gevorg church nearby dating to the 13th century. Both churches have large graveyards adjoining, and between them are remains of the massive stone walls of an...
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