Lchashen Explained

40.5203°N 44.9308°W

Official Name:Lchashen
Native Name:Լճաշեն
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Gegharkunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gegharkunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sevan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4,969
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.5203°N 44.9308°W

Lchashen (Armenian: [[wikt:Լճաշեն|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).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.