Lchashen

Lchashen Լճաշեն
A view of Lchashen and the Red Monastery (Karmir Vank)
Coat of arms
Lchashen Location within Armenia Lchashen Location within Gegharkunik
Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Sevan
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,969
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Lchashen at GEOnet Names Server

Lchashen (Armenian: Լճաշեն) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

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).

Gallery

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  A view of Lchashen from the Red Monastery
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  Urartian Fortress and Lake Sevan
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  WWII monument
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  St. Hripsime Church
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  Khachkar in St. Hripsime Church
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  Gandzavank Church
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  Red Monastery
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  A view of Lake Sevan around Lchashen

See also

• Statuette of a Bird, 15th–14th centuries BC object found in Lchashen
• Ritual Ladle (Armenia), 15th–14th centuries BC, was discovered in Lchashen, with a decorated handle

External links

• 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.