Solak
Solak is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Solak is the birthplace of musician Djivan Gasparyan. The ancestors of the villagers came from Moush and Alashkert.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Atheist Armenian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 2,440 residents
- Description: village in Kotayk Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Solak, Armenia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Holy Mother church of Solak and Mayravanq.
Mayravanq
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mayravank is a ruined medieval Armenian monastery located near the village of Solak in Armenia's Kotayk Province. Today, only the Surb Astvatsatsin Church of the 11th-12th centuries stands. It is located atop a cliff surrounded by evergreen trees. Mayravanq is situated 3 km northwest of Solak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaghsi and Bjni.
Kaghsi
Village
Photo: 23artashes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaghsi is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Kaghsi is situated 3 km northeast of Solak.
Bjni
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bjni, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is situated in a valley between canyon walls and a small river. The village is one of the prominent centers of education and culture of ancient and medieval Armenia. Bjni is situated 5 km west of Solak.
Lernanist
Village
Photo: Albero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lernanist is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is home to the descendants of Armenian settlers from Van who survived the Armenian genocide. Lernanist is situated 7 km east of Solak.
Solak
- Categories: village in Armenia and locality
- Location: Hrazdan Municipality, Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.46361° or 40° 27′ 49″ northLongitude
44.7086° or 44° 42′ 31″ eastPopulation
2,440Elevation
1,658 metres (5,440 feet)Open location code
8HG6FP75+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 924561765OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
616211Wikidata ID
Q2015768
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Solak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صولاق”
- Armenian: “Solak”
- Armenian: “Սոլակ”
- Azerbaijani: “Solak”
- Cebuano: “Solak”
- Chechen: “Солак”
- Chinese: “Solak”
- Dutch: “Solak”
- French: “Solak”
- Georgian: “სოლაკი”
- Italian: “Solak”
- Malay: “Solak, Armenia”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Solak”
- Persian: “سولاک، ارمنستان”
- Polish: “Solak”
- Russian: “Солак”
- Scots: “Solak, Armenie”
- Scots: “Solak”
- Silesian: “Solak”
- Spanish: “Solak”
- Swedish: “Solak”
- Turkish: “Solak”
- Uzbek: “Solak, Armaniston”
- Uzbek: “Solak”
- Vietnamese: “Solak, Kotayk”
- Vietnamese: “Solak”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Solak”. Photo: Atheist Armenian, CC BY-SA 4.0.