Shabadin is a village in the Zangezur uezd of the Yelizavetpol governorate (Ganja), later in the former Gafan district, and currently in the Syunik province. The provincial centre lies 19 km to the north of the town of Gapan, at a height of 1,350 m above sea level. After the establishment of the Zangezur uezd in Soviet Armenia on 31 August 1921, the settlement was included in the administrative territory of Armenia. Its name was marked on the five-verst map of the Caucasus.

The village was inhabited by 51 Azerbaijanis in 1831, 198 in 1873, 261 in 1886, 316 in 1897, 317 in 1904 and 375 Azerbaijanis in 1914. In 1918 the Azerbaijanis were exposed to aggression by Armenian armed units, the village was burned, part of the population was killed and part of the population was expelled from the village. After the establishment of Soviet power in the territory of present-day Armenia, some Azerbaijanis were able to return to their lands. The village was inhabited by 151 Azerbaijanis in 1922, 175 in 1926 and 213 Azerbaijanis in 1931. In late November 1988 the Azerbaijanis were completely expelled from their homes. At present, the residents of the village are only Armenians.

The toponym was coined by combining the word “chap” (shab) used in the sense of “a plantless, sandy, rocky mountain slope”, “a flat, steep shore”, “an abyss, cliff”, “a slope”, “height in the mountainous pit” in Turkic, and the word “din” (din) used in the sense of “to have a rest, take one’s relaxation”.

By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR dated 3 April 1991, it was renamed “Yeghek”. According to the law “On the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative area of the Syunik province.

Geographic coordinates: latitude 39°17’ N., longitude 46°25’ E