Lchashen
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Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E
| Lchashen Լճաշեն |
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 Lchashen
Լճաշեն |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 4,542 |
Lchashen (Armenian: Լճաշեն Lč̣ašen; until 1946, Ordaklu) is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The settlement dates back more than 5000 years. The town has a 13th-century church, a Urartian Iron Age fort, and a Bronze Age cemetery.
References[edit]
- Lchashen at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic 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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