Yeraskh

Coordinates: 39°43′51″N 44°50′08″E / 39.73083°N 44.83556°E / 39.73083; 44.83556

Yeraskh Երասխ
Yeraskh
Coordinates: 39°43′51″N 44°50′08″E / 39.73083°N 44.83556°E / 39.73083; 44.83556
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Ararat
Population (2001)
• Total	729
Time zone	(UTC+4)

Yeraskh (Armenian: Երասխ, formerly, Arazdayan) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Yeraskh is the last Armenian village on the closed border Nakhichevan, what used to be the main road and rail connections between Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan proper. The rail line also was the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran.

Commuter train in Yeraskh after arrival from Yerevan. Because of the hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, the border is sealed shut and no trains are allowed to pass. This line, the only direct connection between the former USSR and Iran, is now almost out of use

References

Yeraskh at GEOnet Names Server
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 30; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

Ararat Province

Capital: Artashat

Towns	Ararat Artashat Masis Vedi

Villages	Abovyan Araksavan Aralez Ararat Arbat Arevabuyr Argavand Arevshat Armash Avshar Aygepat Aygestan Aygavan Aygezard Ayntap Azatashen Azatavan Baghramyan Bardzrashen Berdik Berkanush Burastan Byuravan Dalar Darakert Darbnik Dashtakar Dashtavan Deghdzut Dimitrov Ditak Dvin Geghanist Getapnya Getazat Ghukasavan Ginevet Goravan Hayanist Hnaberd Hovtashat Hovtashen Jrahovit Jrashen Kaghtsrashen Kanachut Khachpar Lanjanist Lanjar Lanjazat Lusarat Lusashogh Marmarashen Masis Mkhchyan Mrganush Mrgavan Mrgavet Narek Nizami Nor Kharberd Nor Kyank Nor Kyurin Nor Ughi Norabats Noramarg Norashen Noyakert Nshavan Paruyr Sevak Pokr Vedi Ranchpar Sayat-Nova Shaghap Shahumyan Sipanik Sis Sisavan Surenavan Taperakan Urtsadzor Urtsalanj Vanashen Vardashat Vardashen Verin Artashat Verin Dvin Vosketap Vostan Yeghegnavan Yeraskh Zangakatun Zorak

Non-community villages	Tigranashen

Former villages	Kakavaberd

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