Akhurian Reservoir

Akhurian Reservoir is a on the Akhurian River between and . The reservoir has a surface area of 54 km2 and a volume of 525 million cubic meters.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: lake in Armenia and Turkey
  • Also known as: “Akhuryanskoye Vodokhranilishche”, “Arpaçay Reservoir”, and “Arpachayskoye Vodokhranilishche”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isahakyan and Aghin.

Village
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Ani Municipality of the of . It was formerly named after Ghazar Agha who organized the defense of the town against the Persians in 1826–1828; later named after poet Avetik , who lived there. is situated 3½ km east of Akhurian Reservoir.

Village
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is a village in the Ani Municipality of the of , near the border of … is situated 3½ km southeast of Akhurian Reservoir.

Village
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Ani Municipality of the of , near the border of . is situated 5 km east of Akhurian Reservoir.

Akhurian Reservoir

Latitude
40.62148° or 40° 37′ 17″ north
Longitude
43.68588° or 43° 41′ 9″ east
Elevation
1,439 metres (4,721 feet)
Open location code
8HG5JMCP+H9
Geo­Names ID
583777
Wiki­data ID
Q3457705
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Akhurian Reservoir” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ախուրյանի ջրամբար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Axuryan su anbarı”
  • Belarusian: “Ахуранскае вадасховішча”
  • Cebuano: “Akhuryani Jrambar”
  • Chinese: “阿胡良水庫”
  • Croatian: “Ahurjansko jezero”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره اخوريان ريسيرڤوير”
  • Estonian: “Ahhurjani veehoidla”
  • French: “réservoir d’Akhourian”
  • French: “Réservoir d’Akhourian”
  • French: “réservoir d’Arpaçay”
  • Georgian: “ახურიანის წყალსაცავი”
  • German: “Achurjan-Stausee”
  • German: “Arpaçay-Stausee”
  • Greek: “Λίμνη Αχουριάν”
  • Greek: “Ταμιευτήρας Αρπατσάι”
  • Greek: “Ταμιευτήρας Αχουριάν”
  • Persian: “مخزن سد آخوریان”
  • Russian: “Ахурянское водохранилище”
  • Serbian: “Ахурјанско језеро”
  • Swedish: “Akhuryani Jrambar”
  • Turkish: “Arpaçay Baraj Gölü”
  • Turkish: “Arpaçay Barajı Gölü”
  • Turkish: “Arpaçay Barajı”

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