Doghs

Doghs Դողս
Village streets at Doghs
Doghs
Coordinates: 40°13′22″N 44°16′18″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Area
• Total	3.82 km^2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation	870 m (2,850 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,339[1]
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Gallery

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  World War II monument

See also

• Armavir Province

References

1. "Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
2. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 67. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
3. "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.