Verin Dvin
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Verin Dvin is a village in the Ararat Province
of Armenia
located 30 kilometers away from Yerevan
. The largest Assyrian community in Armenia
is in Verin Dvin, where the majority of the residents in the village are ethnic Assyrians
. The village also has two Assyrian churches including one that was built in 1828. It is also located near the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin
.
Ararat (province)
Ararat is a province of Armenia with capital in Artashat. Named after Mount Ararat, the province borders Turkey to the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to the south...
of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
located 30 kilometers away from 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...
. The largest Assyrian community in Armenia
Assyrians in Armenia
Assyrians in Armenia make up the country's third largest ethnic minority, after Yazidis and Russians. According to the 2001 census, there are 3,409 Assyrians living in Armenia, and Armenia is home to some of the last surviving Assyrian communities in the Caucasus...
is in Verin Dvin, where the majority of the residents in the village are ethnic Assyrians
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
. The village also has two Assyrian churches including one that was built in 1828. It is also located near the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin
Dvin
Dvin was a large commercial city and the capital of early medieval Armenia. It was situated north of the previous ancient capital of Armenia, the city of Artaxata, along the banks of the Metsamor River, 35 km to the south of modern Yerevan...
.