Village in Ararat marz, Armenia
Verin Dvin
Verin Dvin is a village in the Verin Dvin Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, located 30 kilometers south of Yerevan.
The largest Assyrian community in Armenia is in Verin Dvin, where around 2,000 out of the 2,700 residents in the village are ethnic Assyrians. The village is home to 2 Assyrian churches including the church of Mar Tuma dating back to 1828. The village is built near the ruins of the ancient city of Dvin.
How locals move
Getting around Verin Dvin the local way
- Get inMarshrutkas depart from Yerevan's Southern Bus Station behind the rail station to Artashat regularly throughout the day.
- Go nextYerevan – Along the highway by Artashat you can catch marshrutkas and shared taxis heading to Yerevan, or even private cars by thumb.
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