Vernashen
# Vernashen

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.

## Toponymy

The village was previously known as Bashkend.

## Gallery

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