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Jrashen, Lori

40°47′15″N 44°11′50″E / 40.78750°N 44.19722°E / 40.78750; 44.19722 Jrashen (Armenian: Ջրաշեն), formerly known as Vardnav), is a major village in the Lori Province of Armenia.

During the 1988 Armenian earthquake, an elementary school in Jrashen collapsed, killing 400 people. The precast floors were not well-connected to the walls.

References

  1. ^ McCullough, Heather (21 February 2007). "Interior Collapse at School in Spitak, Armenia, 1988". Natural Hazards Image Database. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.