Vardenis
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Vardenis (Armenian: Վարդենիս) is a town located on the southern shores of Lake Sevan in Armenia. It is located in the Gegharkunik province (marz). Until 1969 it was called Basargechar, anciently Vasakashen. It has a population of 11,465 and it was settled by Armenians from Western Armenia in 1830. There are Bronze Age tombs and a large late 19th/early 20th century Astvatsatsin church, built on earlier foundations. Surrounding the church are fine khachkars and tombstones of a 16th century burial ground.
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