Verin-Kulibeklu
Verin-Kulibeklu is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Verin-Kulibeklu has an elevation of 874 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: place in Armavir, Armenia
- Also known as: “Verkhniy Kulibeklu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Ayger and Metsamor site.
Lake Ayger
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Akna is a small lake located in the Ararat plain west of Ejmiatsin in Armenia. The area of the lake is 0.07 km2, while its maximum depth is 9.4 meters.
Metsamor site
Museum
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Metsamor site is the remains of an old fortress located to the southwest of the Armenian village of Taronik, in the Armavir Province. While a belief was long held according to which the city of Metsamor was destroyed by the Urartians during the Iron Age, researchers now believe it was destroyed by Scythian or Cimmerian nomads. Metsamor site is situated 3 km southeast of Verin-Kulibeklu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aknalich and Taronik.
Aknalich
Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aknalich is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east of Metsamor. Aknalich village is the site of the only Yazidi temple in Armenia.
Taronik
Village
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taronik is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The Iron Age settlement of Metsamor site is located only 1 km southwest of Taronik. Taronik is situated 3½ km southeast of Verin-Kulibeklu.
Metsamor
Town
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Metsamor, is a town and urban municipal community in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is famous for being home to Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, the only nuclear plant in the Transcaucasian region. Metsamor is situated 4 km west of Verin-Kulibeklu.
Verin-Kulibeklu
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Verin-Kulibeklu” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վերին Կուլիբեկլու”
- Dutch: “Verin-Kulibeklu”
- Irish: “Verin-Kulibeklu”
- Persian: “ورین کولیبکلو”
- Russian: “Верин Кулибеклу”
- Turkish: “Verin-Kulibeklu”
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