Verin Getashen
Վերին Գետաշեն
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Verin Getashen seen in the background, as viewed from the hilltop cemetery in Lichk, September 2014
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Coordinates: 40°07′58″N 45°14′55″E / 40.13278°N 45.24861°E / 40.13278; 45.24861 | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Municipality | Martuni |
Founded | 1828-29 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,976 m (6,483 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,010 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Postal code |
1415
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Verin Getashen (Armenian: Վերին Գետաշեն, lit. 'Upper Getashen') is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik ProvinceofArmenia, located just southwest of Lake Sevan. The village lies to the south of Nerkin Getashen. The village containts the St. Astvatsatsin and the St. Sargis churches.[2]
The village was founded 1828-29 by migrants from Mush and Alashkert, in present-day Eastern Turkey.[2]
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