JEWISH CEMETERY IN YEGHEGIS

Region

Vayots Dzor

Distance from Yerevan

140.6 km

Type

Other

Yeghegis Jewish cemetery is located in the eponymous village. It belongs to the Jewish community of Yeghegis in the 13th -14th centuries. The records contain lexics used in traditional Jewish burials, ethnically religious materias, biblical poems, and expressions borrowed from the Talmud. Some of the names of the deceased were widely spread among the Jews living in Iran, indicating that the Jewish community living in the Yeghegis village probably had an Iranian origin.

Interesting

facts about JEWISH CEMETERY IN YEGHEGIS

Facts

There are many ancient not dated tombstones in this area. The oldest tombstone was dated 1266 BC, the most recent one - 1346 AD. The cemetery has been used for eighty years. The origin of the Jews and the circumstances of the disappearance of their communities is also an interesting mystery of the village of Yeghegis.

The cemetery was discovered during the Soviet Union and was already declared a cultural object in the years of independence. Jewish tourists from all over the world come here annually. There is no country in the world, except Armenia, which has kept the Jewish medieval cemetery.

Both the Jewish cemetery and the graves of Orbelian Dynasty have the same geological features and were probably brought from the same quarry. The stones of both cemeteries were made in the same workshop by the same craftsmen.

Weather in Vayots Dzor

The high season in Armenia lasts for a long time due to the pleasant climate conditions. Warm days in Armenia start in March and last until late autumn; winter is usually snowless and not long. The high precipitation season is variable. The tourist season for Jewish cemetery in Yeghegis depends on the weather conditions.

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