Balak

Balak is a village in the of the in . Balak has about 146 residents and an elevation of 1,755 metres.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 146 residents
  • Description: village in Syunik Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Balak, Armenia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Gevorg Church and St. Vardan Church.

Church
Photo: IAnahit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Power station
Photo: Haik Petrosian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vorotan Cascade, or the ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade, is a cascade on the in , . It was built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Angeghakot and Shaghat.

Village
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the of the in .

Village
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the of the in .

Village
is a village in the of the in . The Armenian architect, Baghdasar Arzoumanian was born here in 1916. is situated 3½ km southwest of Balak.

Balak

Latitude
39.55726° or 39° 33′ 26″ north
Longitude
45.93139° or 45° 55′ 53″ east
Population
146
Elevation
1,755 metres (5,758 feet)
Open location code
8HF7HW4J+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 928448440
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
174954
Wiki­data ID
Q712648
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Balak” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Balak’”
  • Armenian: “Balaq”
  • Armenian: “Բալաք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Balak”
  • Chechen: “Балак”
  • Chinese: “Balak”
  • Dutch: “Balak”
  • French: “Balak”
  • Georgian: “ბალაქი”
  • Italian: “Balak‘”
  • Italian: “Balak”
  • Malay: “Balak, Armenia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Balak”
  • Persian: “بالاک، ارمنستان”
  • Persian: “بالاک”
  • Polish: “Balak”
  • Romanian: “Balak, Siunik”
  • Russian: “Балак”
  • Scots: “Balak, Armenie”
  • Scots: “Balak”
  • Spanish: “Balak”
  • Turkish: “Balak”
  • Uzbek: “Balak, Armaniston”
  • Uzbek: “Balak”
  • Vietnamese: “Balak, Syunik”
  • Vietnamese: “Balak”

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