Aygehat () is a village in the
Lori Province
Lori (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north of the country, bordering Georgia (country), Georgia. Vanadzor is the capital and largest city of the province. ...
of Armenia, specifically in the
Alaverdi region. It is south-west of the city of
Alaverdi, and northeast
Vanadzor
Vanadzor (, ) is an urban municipal community and the third largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city h ...
. The village is located on the left bank of the
Debed river
The Debed () or Debeda ( ka, დებედა) is a river in Armenia and Georgia (country), Georgia. It also serves as a Armenia–Georgia border, natural boundary between Armenia and Georgia at the village Sadakhlo, Georgia. The Debed is lon ...
on a high plateau, 1150m above sea level.
Etymology
From 1963 to 1992, the town was called Danushavan, in honor of Danush Shahverdian, an Armenian politician and diplomat who was born in Aygehat.
[Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 69, available online at th]
US embassy to Armenia's website
Notable natives
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Simon Zavarian
Simon Zavarian (Armenian: , also known by his ''nom de guerre'' Anton, ; 1866 – 1913) also spelled Simon Zavaryan, was an Armenian political leader and an important leader of the Armenian national liberation movement and one of the three founde ...
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Danush Shahverdian
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Populated places in Lori Province
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