Dsegh

Dsegh (), known as Tumanyan between 1938 and 1969, is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. It is located about 13 km south of the city of Alaverdi, on the high right bank of the Debed River, on a peninsula surrounded by forests, on the western side of which is the Debed Gorge.

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Settlement.official_name: Dsegh
Settlement.native_name: Դսեղ
Settlement.image_skyline: Dsegh village, Lori Province, Armenia 04.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: COA_of_Dsegh.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Marz (Province)
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lori
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 2,137
Settlement.timezone:  
Settlement.utc_offset: +4
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +5
Settlement.elevation_m: 1225
Settlement.website: www.dsegh.am

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Official name: Դսեղ
Population: 2137
Elevation: 1225
Official website: dsegh.am
Image: Dsegh village, Lori Province, Armenia 04.jpg

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native label: Դսեղ

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Dsegh is famous as the birthplace of the celebrated Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, after whom it was named from 1938 to 1969. Numerous sites of historical significance are located in the village, including two churches from the 7th and 8th centuries and a medieval cemetery with khachkars.