Lchashen
Lchashen (Armenian: Լճաշեն) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
Lchashen
Լճաշեն | |
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 A view of Lchashen and the Red Monastery (Karmir Vank) | |
  Lchashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,969 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Lchashen at GEOnet Names Server | |
Toponymy
The village was known as Ordaklu until 1946.
History
The settlement dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. It has a Bronze Age cemetery, a Urartian Iron Age fortress, and a 13th-century church.
It is an important archaeological site associated with the Lchashen-Metsamor culture (Etiuni).
It is likely the Ishtikuni of Urartian sources.
Gallery
A view of Lchashen from the Red Monastery
Urartian Fortress and Lake Sevan
WWII monument
St. Hripsime Church
Khachkar in St. Hripsime Church.jpg.webp)
Gandzavank Church
Red Monastery
A view of Lake Sevan around Lchashen
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lchashen. |
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 43; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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