Lchashen
40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E
Lchashen Լճաշեն | |
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 Lchashen | |
  Lchashen Լճաշեն | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,054 |
Lchashen (Armenian: Լճաշեն; until 1946 Ordaklu) is a major village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The settlement dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. It has a 13th-century church, an Urartian Iron Age fortress and a Bronze Age cemetery.
See also
References
- Lchashen at GEOnet Names Server
- 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
- 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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