Arates

Arates (; , "Gizilgul", ) is an abandoned Azerbaijani village in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It once belonged to the community of Hermon. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. Arates hosts the Arates Monastery, a medieval Armenian ecclesiastical complex.
Etymology.
The village was previously known as "Aysasi" and "Gizilgul".