40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E
Lchashen
Լճաշեն | |
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 A view of Lchashen and the Red Monastery (Karmir Vank) | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lchashen  Lchashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Sevan |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,969 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Lchashen at GEOnet Names Server | |
Lchashen (Armenian: Լճաշեն) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
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).
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lchashen.
- 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
- Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
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