Noratus
Coordinates: 40°22′48″N 45°10′48″E / 40.38000°N 45.18000°E
| Noratus Նորատուս | |
|---|---|
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The Village of Noratus | |
  Noratus Նորատուս | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′48″N 45°10′48″E / 40.38000°N 45.18000°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Murad Harutyunyan |
| Elevation | 1,925 m (6,316 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,855 |
Noratus (Armenian: Նորատուս; also Romanized as Noraduz) is a major and historical village in the Gegharkunik province of Armenia, near the town of Gavar. It is famous for the Noratus cemetery. The village also has a monastery and church dated to the 9th century, and a ruined basilica built by Prince Sahak.
Noratus is first mentioned as a settlement in the Middle Ages, when it was a much larger settlement. The bronze-age megalithic fort near the village points to the notion that Noratus is one of the most ancient continuously inhabited settlements in Armenia.
Northeast of Noratus, there is Gavar transmitter, a huge Soviet-type facility for longwave, mediumwave and shortwave radio broadcasting.[1]
Gallery
Noratus Village as seen from the road to the cemetery
Noratus Cemetery
Chapel located within the cemetery
References
- Noratus at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 43; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
