Lchavan
Lchavan (Armenian: Լճավան) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the southeast of Lake Sevan.
Lchavan
Լճավան | |
|---|---|
 Khachkars on the side of the Tsovak-Lchavan road | |
  Lchavan | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′07″N 45°36′52″E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Population | |
| • Total | 548 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Lchavan at GEOnet Names Server | |
Toponymy
The village was known as Yarpuzlu and Yariuzlu until 1967.
History
The village has Bronze Age tombs and a church dating to the 13th-14th century with khachkars.[2]
References
- Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 81. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
External links
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 47; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
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