Lchashen

Lchashen

Lchashen

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E

Quick Facts Լճաշեն, Country ...

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).[citation needed]

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

References

  1. [1]
    Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
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