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Tsaghkunk, Gegharkunik
Tsaghkunk ( hy, Ծաղկունք) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is situated at the right bank of the Hrazdan River, 40 km northwest from the capital city of the Kotayk Province, Hrazdan, 60 km from Yerevan and 7 km northwest of Sevan, Armenia. It is bordered by Ddmashen to the west, Geghamavan to the south, Tsovagyugh to the southeast and Dilijan National Park Dilijan National Park is one of the four national parks of Armenia. Occupying an area of 240 km², it is located in the north-eastern Tavush Province of Armenia. It is known for its forest landscapes, rich biodiversity, medicinal mineral water ... to the north-west. Tsaghkunk is located at the foot of the Pambak Mountain Range. St. Hovhannes, Abazants, Khachidosh Rocks and Tapidosh Hill. Geography and climate Tsaghkunk village, which is spread at the foot of the Pambak mountain range is rich with natural shallow water sources. The water is cold and soft and su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ''Oxford Reference Online'' also place Armenia in Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and the financial center. Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevan, Armenia
Sevan ( hy, Սեւան) is a town and urban municipal community, as well as one of the most popular resorts in Armenia, located in the Gegharkunik Province on the northwestern shores of Lake Sevan. The town is built at a height of more than above sea level, northeast of the capital Yerevan, and north of the provincial centre Gavar. Sevan is surrounded by the Sevan National Park, a natural protected area extending from the northeastern parts of the town to the southwest, while Lake Sevan forms the natural border of the city to the east. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 19,229, and as per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Sevan is 19,200. Etymology Sevan was founded as Yelenovka ( hy, Ելենովկա, russian: Еленовка) in 1842 to become a Russian-populated village. It was named after Yelena Pavlovna the daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia. The town was known as Yelenovka until 1935 when it was renamed Sevan after the Lake Sevan. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilijan National Park
Dilijan National Park is one of the four national parks of Armenia. Occupying an area of 240 km², it is located in the north-eastern Tavush Province of Armenia. It is known for its forest landscapes, rich biodiversity, medicinal mineral water springs, natural and cultural monuments, and extensive network of hiking trails. History Dilijan National Park was established in 2002 on the basis of the state nature reserve, which in its turn was established in 1958 on the basis of the former Dilijan and Kuybishev forest enterprises. The territory of the newly established national park has stayed unchanged. The change of the status of Dilijan State Reserve to Dilijan National Park was conditioned by several objective reasons, such as inevitability of commercial activity in the area, presence of numerous settlements, including Dilijan town with its mineral water resorts, Yerevan-Ijevan railway line passing through its whole territory and others. Currently, the general plan of the nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsovagyugh
Tsovagyugh ( hy, Ծովագյուղ) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. History The village contains church ruins, and upon an egg-shaped hill to the northeast are the remains of an Iron Age fort. Gallery Tsovagyugh WW2 memorial.jpg, World War II monument Resort on Lake Sevan - panoramio.jpg, Resort on Lake Sevan Tsovagyugh, Sevan.jpg, A view of Tsovagyugh and Lake Sevan Մուրացան 1.jpg, A monument in honor of Muratsan Grigor Ter-Hovhannisian ( hy, Գրիգոր Տեր-Հովհաննիսյան; December 1, 1854 – September 12, 1908), better known as Muratsan ( hy, Մուրացան), was a prolific Armenian writer, known best for writing ''Gevorg Marzpetuni'' ( ... References External links World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com * * Populated places in Gegharkunik Province Mountain resorts in Armenia {{Gegharkunik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geghamavan
Geghamavan ( hy, Գեղամավան) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. History The village was founded in the 1830s by migrants from the Maku region of Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkme .... There are church/shrine ruins in the eastern part of the village. Gallery Գեղամավանի սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի 02.jpg, St. Hovhannes Church Գեղամավան ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ.JPG, Ruined church in Geghamavan Գեղամավան Հուշարձան Երկրորդ աշխարհամարտում զոհվածներին 03.jpg, WWII monument ԳԵՐԵԶՄԱՆՈՑ.JPG, Cemetery in Geghamavan References External links * * Populated places in Gegharkunik Province Populated places established in the 1830s {{Geghar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ddmashen
Ddmashen ( hy, Դդմաշեն) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Toponymy The village is also known as ''Totmashen'' and ''Dodmashen''. History The village was founded in 1828 by emigrants from Maku. The 7th-century St. Thaddeus the Apostle Church is located in the eastern part of the village. Gallery Ddmashen S. Tadevos Church SW Wall.JPG, St. Thaddeus the Apostle Church in Ddmashen Ddmashen Village 1.JPG, View of Ddmashen along the road from neighboring Zovaber Գյուղ Դդմաշեն Մատուռ «Ծառավ ձոր».jpg, Tsarav Dzor Chapel in Ddmashen Monument to the Dead of World War II.jpg, World War II monument Գերեզմանոց, Դդմաշեն9.jpg, Cemetery in Ddmashen References External links World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com * * DDMASHEN (Gegharkunik) - Union of Communities of Armenia {{portal bar, Geography Populated places in Gegharkunik Province Populated places established in 1828 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BCE, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BCE by King Argishti I of Urartu at the western extreme of the Ararat Plain. Erebuni was "designed as a great administrative and religious centre, a fully royal capital." By the late ancient Armenian Kingdom, new capital cities were established and Yerevan declined i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
