Jangitepe

Jangitepe is a village in the Alexandropol uezd of the former Iravan governorate, later in the former Abaran district, and currently in the Aragatsotn province. The village was integrated into the former Alagoz (Aragats) district in 1972. The provincial centre lies 48 km to the northwest of the town of Ashtarak, by the Abaran River, and at a height of 2,075 m above sea level. It was marked on the five-verst map of the Caucasus.

The village was initially inhabited by Azerbaijanis who moved to Türkiye after Armenians had been settled in the region.

The toponym was coined by combining the word “jangi” used in the meaning of “a mountain without a forest cover”, “a mountain without woods” and the word “tepe”.

The village was renamed “Vardablur” by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 19 April 1950. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative territory of Aragatsotn province.

Geographic coordinates: latitude: 40°41′ N., longitude: 44°13′ E.