Nerkin Sasnashen Explained

40.3564°N 43.9919°W

Official Name:Nerkin Sasnashen
Native Name:Ներքին Սասնաշեն
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Aragatsotn
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Aragatsotn
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Talin
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:999
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.3619°N 43.9828°W

Nerkin Sasnashen (Armenian: Ներքին Սասնաշեն) is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is home to the ruins of a 7th-century Armenian monastery. The village contains a granite memorial marking the crash site of a United States Air Force C-130 shot down by Soviet MiG-17s on 2 September 1958 with the loss of 17 U.S. personnel.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mirror-Spectator. The Armenian. 2018-08-10. 60th Anniversary of Shoot-Down of USAF Aircraft over Armenia. 2021-03-01. The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. en-US.