Cemetery #292868
Yeghegis Medieval Jewish Cemetery
Local name: Հրեաների միջնադարյան գերեզմանատուն
0
documented records
≈ 8–17
approx. capacity (graves)
410 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Yeghegis Jewish cemetery lies in the village of Yeghegis in Armenia's Vayots Dzor region, on the left bank of the Yeghegis river. It is a rare medieval Jewish burial ground dating from the 11th to 13th centuries, with tombstones bearing Hebrew inscriptions. The cemetery was discovered in 1997.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 39.868822° N, 45.362586° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Yeghegis Cemetery 500 m away · Yeghegis
- Artabuynk Cemetery 4.0 km away · Artabuynk
- Shatin Cemetery 7.2 km away · Shatin
- Karaglukh Cemetery 8.8 km away · Karaglukh
- Taratumb Cemetery 9.2 km away · Taratumb
- Aghnjadzor Cemetery 11 km away · Aghnjadzor
- Yeghegnadzor Cemetery 12 km away · Yeghegnadzor
- Malishka Cemetery 15 km away · Malishka
- Herher Cemetery 19 km away · Herher
- Rind Cemetery 20 km away · Tap’
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How big is Yeghegis Medieval Jewish Cemetery?
Yeghegis Medieval Jewish Cemetery covers about 410 m² (0.1 acres), about the size of 2 tennis courts. It is the smallest of the 16 cemeteries we list in Vayots Dzor.