Gladzor () is a village in the

Yeghegnadzor Municipality Vayots Dzor (, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It covers an area of . With a p ...

of the

Vayots Dzor Province Vayots Dzor (, ) is a province (''marz'') of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan to the east. It covers an area of . With a ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. The historic 13th-century

University of Gladzor University of Gladzor () was a medieval Armenian university, one of the two "great centres of learning" along with the University of Tatev () that were "essentially of a single tradition." It was established around 1280 by Nerses of Mush, a st ...

is located in the village, and the 13th-century Proshaberd fortress is located 6-7 km to the north of the village. The village is immediately bordered by the town of

Yeghegnadzor Yeghegnadzor ( ) is a town and urban municipal community in southern Armenia, serving as the provincial capital of Vayots Dzor Province and the Yeghegnadzor Municipality. It is located at a road distance of south of the capital Yerevan, on th ...

to the south.

Gallery

Gladzor village.JPG, View of the village Հուշարձան Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածներին, Գլաձոր (8).JPG, World War II monument Գլաձոր, Gladzor (2).JPG, Sign reading "Gladzor" in Armenian Музей Гладзорского универститета в церкви Сурб Акоп - panoramio.jpg, Saint Hakob church in nearby Vernashen, hosting the Gladzor University Museum Սբ․ Հակոբ եկեղեցի (Գլաձորի համալսարանի թանգարան)-2.jpg, Gladzor University Museum

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* {{VayotsDzor-geo-stub Populated places in Vayots Dzor Province