Ddmashen

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Ddmashen Դդմաշեն
View of Ddmashen along the road from neighboring Zovaber. The Church of St. Thaddeus the Apostle can be seen to the right.
40°34′14″N 44°49′06″E / 40.57056°N 44.81833°E / 40.57056; 44.81833
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Sevan
Founded	1828
Area
• Total	1.86 km² (0.72 sq mi)
Elevation	1,798 m (5,899 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	2,806
• Density	1,500/km² (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1508
Ddmashen at GEOnet Names Server

Ddmashen (Armenian: Դդմաշեն) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village is also known as Totmashen and Dodmashen.

History

The village was founded in 1828 by emigrants from Maku. The 7th-century St. Thaddeus the Apostle Church is located in the eastern part of the village.^[2]^[3]

Gallery

St. Thaddeus the Apostle Church in Ddmashen
View of Ddmashen along the road from neighboring Zovaber
Tsarav Dzor Chapel in Ddmashen
World War II monument
Cemetery in Ddmashen

References

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 75. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
^ Holding, Deirdre (2014). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh (Bradt Travel Guides) (4th ed.). Guilford, Conn.: The Globe Pequot Press Inc. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-84162-555-3.

External links

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World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
DDMASHEN (Gegharkunik) - Union of Communities of Armenia