Alashkert

Alashkert is a village in the of . Alashkert has about 2,030 residents and an elevation of 857 metres.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 2,030 residents
  • Description: village in Armavir Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Alashkert, Armenia” and “Sovetakan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Argištiḫinili and Holy Mary Church the Virgin.

Photo: EvgenyGenkin, CC BY 2.5.
was a town in the ancient kingdom of Urartu, established during the expansion of the Urartians in the Transcaucasus under their king Argishti I, and named in his honour. is situated 3 km southwest of Alashkert.

Church
Photo: Գարվիք, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km west of Alashkert.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haykavan and Mrgashat.

Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the Armavir Province of .

Village
, is a major village in the of . A Bronze Age archaeological site is found near the village.

Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the of near the Armenia–Turkey border. Cuneiform inscriptions of Urartian King Sarduri II were found at . is situated 2½ km south of Alashkert.

Alashkert

Latitude
40.1068° or 40° 6′ 25″ north
Longitude
44.05026° or 44° 3′ 1″ east
Population
2,030
Elevation
857 metres (2,812 feet)
Open location code
8HG64342+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 893301215
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616208
Wiki­data ID
Q2222204
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Alashkert” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Alashkert”
  • Armenian: “Ալաշկերտ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kərimarx”
  • Belarusian: “Алашкерт”
  • Cebuano: “Sovetakan”
  • Chechen: “Алашкерт”
  • Chinese: “Alashkert”
  • Dutch: “Sovetakan”
  • French: “Alashkert”
  • Georgian: “ალაშკერტი (სომხეთი)”
  • Georgian: “ალაშკერტი”
  • Greek: “Αλασκέρτ”
  • Italian: “Alashkert”
  • Italian: “Karim-Arkh”
  • Italian: “Kyarimarkh”
  • Italian: “Sovetakan”
  • Malay: “Sovetakan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Alashkert”
  • Persian: “آلاشکرت”
  • Persian: “الاشکرت، ارمنستان”
  • Polish: “Alaszkert”
  • Romanian: “Alașkert”
  • Russian: “Алашкерт”
  • Russian: “Советакан”
  • Scots: “Sovetakan”
  • Spanish: “Alashkert”
  • Swedish: “Sovetakan”
  • Turkish: “Alaşkert (Ermenistan)”
  • Ukrainian: “Алашкерт”
  • Uzbek: “Alashkert, Armaniston”
  • Uzbek: “Alashkert”
  • Vietnamese: “Alashkert, Armavir”
  • Vietnamese: “Alashkert”

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