40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E / 40.52028; 44.93083

Lchashen
Լճաշեն
A view of Lchashen and the Red Monastery (Karmir Vank)
A view of Lchashen and the Red Monastery (Karmir Vank)
Coat of arms of Lchashen
Lchashen is located in Armenia
Lchashen
Lchashen
Lchashen is located in Gegharkunik
Lchashen
Lchashen
Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E / 40.52028; 44.93083
CountryArmenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
MunicipalitySevan
Population
  Total4,969
Time zoneUTC+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).

References

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