Doghs

Place in Armavir, Armenia

40°13′22″N 44°16′18″E / 40.22278°N 44.27167°E / 40.22278; 44.27167CountryArmeniaMarz (Province)ArmavirArea

• Total3.82 km² (1.47 sq mi)Elevation

870 m (2,850 ft)Population

(2008)

• Total1,289 • Density340/km² (870/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+4 ( )

Doghs (Armenian: Դողս) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. In 894, Smbat I defeated Emir Apshin of Atrapatakan in a battle at Doghs. The town's church, dedicated to Surb Stepanos (Saint Stephen), was built in the 19th century.^[1] There are also some 19th-century graves in the vicinity. The village has a school (247 students), first aid station, house of culture, and community center.^[2]

Gallery

World War II monument

References

^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 67. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
^ "Doghs (Armavir)". CAA: Union of Communities of Armenia. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

Doghs at GEOnet Names Server
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.