Petroskhach
Petroskhach is a peak in Syunik Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 2,031 metres. Petroskhach is situated nearby to the village Tatev, as well as near Harzhis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,031 metres
- Description: mountain in Armenia
- Also known as: “Gora Petros” and “Petrosikhach‘ Lerr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tatev Monastery and Alan Tagavor Church.
Tatev Monastery
Photo: Alexander Naumov, CC BY 3.0.
The Tatev Monastery is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic Christian monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the village of Tatev in the Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia.
Great Hermitage of Tatev
Church
Photo: Psalm Tours, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Hermitage of Tatev is a 17th-century Armenian monastery located in the Vorotan river valley in the Syunik Province of Armenia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tatev and Harzhis.
Tatev
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tatev is a village in Southern Armenia which is famous for its medieval monastery and for the Wings of Tatev, which is, as of 2019, the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section, and holds the record for longest non-stop double track cable car.
Harzhis
Village
Photo: Aram09 12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harzhis is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia, 15 km southwest of Goris, on the left side of the Vorotan River, on the plateau.
Tandzatap
Village
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tandzatap is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Petroskhach
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.40668° or 39° 24′ 24″ northLongitude
46.23136° or 46° 13′ 53″ eastElevation
2,031 metres (6,663 feet)Open location code
8HF8C64J+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 4715719887OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
389248Wikidata ID
Q21403901
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Petroskhach” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Petrosikhach’ Lerr”
- Armenian: “Պետրոսիխաչ լեռ”
- Armenian: “Պետրոսիխաչ Լեռ”
- Cebuano: “Gora Petroskhach”
- Dutch: “Gora Petroskhach”
- Russian: “Петросахач”
- Swedish: “Gora Petroskhach”
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