39°47′38″N 45°21′48″E / 39.79389°N 45.36333°E / 39.79389; 45.36333

Vernashen (Armenian: Վերնաշեն) is a village in the Yeghegnadzor Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The 13th-century fortress of Proshaberd (also known as Boloraberd) and the Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 are located near Vernashen.

The village was previously known as Bashkend.

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  Nature along the tourist route Vernashen - Spitakavor
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  Spitakavor Monastery of 1321 near Vernashen
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  Arkazi Surb Khach
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  The road through the village towards the Spitakavor monastery
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  Surp Hakob church of Vernashen
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  Tanahat Monastery
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  WWII monument

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia