Lusarat
Lusarat is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. It is situated adjacent to the Armenia–Turkey border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 2,740 residents
- Description: place in Ararat, Armenia
- Historically known as: “Shikhlar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Khor Virap and Artaxata.
Khor Virap
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Khor Virap is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat Plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres south of Artashat, Ararat Province, within the territory of ancient Artaxata.
Artaxata
Ruins
Photo: Franck devedjian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Artashat, Hellenized as Artaxata and Artaxiasata, was a major city and commercial center of ancient Armenia that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia from its founding in 176 BC to 120 AD, with some interruptions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lusarat and Pokr Vedi.
Lusarat
Village
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Lusarat is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. It is situated adjacent to the Armenia–Turkey border.
Pokr Vedi
Village
Photo: Michal Gorski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pokr Vedi is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. Pokr Vedi is situated 3½ km northeast of Lusarat.
Nor Kyank
Village
Nor Kyank is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. Nor Kyank is situated 4½ km northeast of Lusarat.
Lusarat
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Vedi Municipality, Ararat Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Lusarat” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Lusarrat”
- Armenian: “Shkhlar” (historical)
- Armenian: “Լուսառատ”
- Armenian: “Շխլար” (historical)
- Dutch: “Shikhlar”
- Irish: “Shikhlar”
- Persian: “شیخلر (آرارات)”
- Persian: “شیخلر” (historical)
- Persian: “لوسارات”
- Russian: “Лусарат”
- Turkish: “Şıhlar”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lusarat”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.