Yeraskh
Coordinates: 39°43′51″N 44°50′08″E / 39.73083°N 44.83556°E
| Yeraskh Երասխ | |
|---|---|
  Yeraskh | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′51″N 44°50′08″E / 39.73083°N 44.83556°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Ararat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 729 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
Yeraskh (Armenian: Երասխ, formerly, Arazdayan) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Yeraskh is the last Armenian village on the closed border Nakhichevan, what used to be the main road and rail connections between Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan proper. The rail line also was the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran.
Commuter train in Yeraskh after arrival from Yerevan. Because of the hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, the border is sealed shut and no trains are allowed to pass. This line, the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran, is now almost out of use
References
- Yeraskh at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 30; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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