Lchashen
Լճաշեն
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A view of Lchashen and the Red Monastery (Karmir Vank)
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Coordinates: 40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E / 40.52028°N 44.93083°E / 40.52028; 44.93083 | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Municipality | Sevan |
Population | |
• Total | 4,969 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
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Lchashen (Armenian: Լճաշեն) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik ProvinceofArmenia.
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]
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