Tashtun is a village in the Meghri community of Syunik region, Armenia. The word “Tashtun” means a ‘dacha’ or countryside home in the local dialect. Another explanation for the name is that ‘’tasht’’ means ‘’with bread’’ and “tun” means home, referring to a village of hospitable people. According to Stepanos Orbelyan, Tashtoon is mentioned in the list of villages belonging to the Tatev Monastery in the 10th century. Tashtun was also part of the Arevik province of Syunik region. In the late Middle Ages Tashtun was a center of literature and writing. There is a four-story stone basilica in the village, the 17th century St. Stepanos Church. The village is abundant with water, and alpine wonderful nature.
According to the villagers, people who ruined the area often died prematurely because they raised their hands on the house of God. According to a 94-year-old eyewitness, if the church had not been suitable for storing wheat, it would have been destroyed long ago. In the vicinity there are small villages (Romelants and Kildizants) from 14-17th centuries and cemeteries with khachkars (cross-stones) from the 17th-18th centuries.
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