Lchashen ( hy,
Լճաշեն) is a village in the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
.
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
Red Monastery in Lchashen 16.JPG, A view of Lchashen from the Red Monastery
Древняя крепость рядом с Лчашеном - 03.jpg, Urartian Fortress and Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan ( hy, Սևանա լիճ, Sevana lich) is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, ...
Հուշարձան Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածներին, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ, գ․Լճաշեն - 06.jpg, WWII monument
Լճաշենի սուրբ Հռիփսիմե եկեղեցի 27.jpg, St. Hripsime Church
Լճաշենի սուրբ Հռիփսիմե եկեղեցի 21.jpg, Khachkar in St. Hripsime Church
Lchashen Gandzavank church (5).jpg, Gandzavank Church
Red Monastery in Lchashen 148.JPG, Red Monastery
Լճաշեն 6.jpg, A view of Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan ( hy, Սևանա լիճ, Sevana lich) is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, ...
around Lchashen
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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