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Lchashen

Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E / 40.52028; 44.93083
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40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E / 40.52028; 44.93083

Lchashen
Լճաշեն
Lchashen
Lchashen
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
Population
 (2008)
 • Total4,542

Lchashen (Armenian: Լճաշեն Lč̣ašen; until 1946, Ordaklu) is a 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.

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.