Tegher

Tegher is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of on the southern slope of . The town contains the built in 1213.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 189 residents
  • Description: village in Aragatsotn Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Dgyr”, “Tegher, Armenia”, and “Tekher”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tegher Monastery and Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope.

Church
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is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of near the modern village of Tegher, and across the gorge from the village of in the of .

Building
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The Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope, also known as ROT54 or the , is a radio telescope in , Armenia. It was built between 1975 and 1985 and was active between 1986 and 1990 before its use was halted.

Archaeological site
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The Arshakid Kings Mausoleum and Basilica is a grave monument complex that sits along a gorge overlooking the Amberd River, and is located in the center of the village of Aghtsk in the of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Tegher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orgov and Antarut.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is home to the and remains of a Bronze Age fort.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of .

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is a city in located on the volcano Aragats. It is a good place to sleep to then climb Mount Aragats.

Tegher

Latitude
40.34476° or 40° 20′ 41″ north
Longitude
44.23692° or 44° 14′ 13″ east
Population
189
Elevation
1,639 metres (5,377 feet)
Open location code
8HG686VP+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3650672509
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616171
Wiki­data ID
Q2535629
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Tegher” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تيغير”
  • Armenian: “Դգիր”
  • Armenian: “Դըղըր”
  • Armenian: “Դըղր”
  • Armenian: “Դըղրի”
  • Armenian: “Դիղիր”
  • Armenian: “Դղեր”
  • Armenian: “Դղըր”
  • Armenian: “Դղըրի”
  • Armenian: “Դղիր”
  • Armenian: “Տեխեր”
  • Armenian: “Տեղեր”
  • Bavarian: “Tegher”
  • Chechen: “Тегер”
  • Chinese: “Tegher”
  • Dutch: “Tegher”
  • French: “Tegher”
  • Georgian: “ტეღერი”
  • German: “Teġer”
  • German: “Tegher”
  • Italian: “Tegher”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Tegher (Armeniya)”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Tegher”
  • Malay: “Tegher, Armenia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tegher”
  • Persian: “تغر”
  • Persian: “تقر”
  • Polish: “Tegher”
  • Romanian: “Teher, Aragațotn”
  • Russian: “Тегер”
  • Spanish: “Tegher”
  • Turkish: “Teğer”
  • Turkish: “Tegher”
  • Ukrainian: “Тегер”
  • Uzbek: “Tegher, Armaniston”
  • Uzbek: “Tegher”
  • Vietnamese: “Tegher, Aragatsotn”
  • Vietnamese: “Tegher”
  • Western Armenian: “Տեղեր”

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