Lchashen
Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia
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Lchashen
Լճաշեն | |
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A view of Lchashen and the Red Monastery (Karmir Vank) | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lchashen  Lchashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Sevan |
| Population | |
• 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).[citation needed]
Gallery
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
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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
