Varser
Վարսեր | |
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Coordinates: 40°33′16″N 44°54′29″E / 40.55444°N 44.90806°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Municipality | Sevan |
Elevation | 1,917 m (6,289 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,901 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AMT) |
Postal code | 1515 |
Varser at GEOnet Names Server |
Varser ( Armenian: Վարսեր) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
The name Varser is derived from a root word meaning "hair". According to popular folklore, this refers to a girl who drowned in Lake Sevan, after which her long hair spread out across the water. [2] The village was also previously known as Chirchir and Chrchr until 1946.
The village is first mentioned in the 9th century as a gift of Ashot II Bagratuni to an "Apostles' Church". [2] Most of the Armenians in the village are descendants of migrants from Bitlis and Maku in Western Armenia, today located in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, respectively.