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)
Coat of arms
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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  (2011)[1]
• 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

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  A view of Lchashen from the Red Monastery
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  Urartian Fortress and Lake Sevan
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  WWII monument
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  St. Hripsime Church
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  Khachkar in St. Hripsime Church
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  Gandzavank Church
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  Red Monastery
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  A view of Lake Sevan around Lchashen