Shenkani
Shenkani is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is mostly populated by Yazidis.- Type: Village with 331 residents
- Description: village in Aragatsotn Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Korbulag” and “Korbulakh”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rya Taza and Kaniashir.
Rya Taza
Village
Photo: Rita Willaert, CC BY 2.0.
Rya Taza or Ria Taza is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was formerly known as Kondakhsaz or known by locals as Qundesaz. Rya Taza is situated 3 km northeast of Shenkani.
Kaniashir
Village
Kaniashir is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The village is mostly populated by Yezidis. Kaniashir is situated 3 km northwest of Shenkani.
Nigavan
Village
Nigavan is a village in the Aparan Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town has a cyclopean fort. Nigavan is situated 3½ km southeast of Shenkani.
Shenkani
- Categories: village in Armenia, residential area, and locality
- Location: Alagyaz Municipality, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.64135° or 40° 38′ 29″ northLongitude
44.27447° or 44° 16′ 28″ eastPopulation
331Elevation
2,138 metres (7,014 feet)Open location code
8HG6J7RF+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 366785322OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shenkani” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شينكاني, آراغاتسوتن”
- Arabic: “شينكاني”
- Armenian: “Shenkani”
- Armenian: “Շենկանի”
- Azerbaijani: “Korbulaq”
- Chechen: “Шенкани”
- Chinese: “Shenkani”
- Dutch: “Shenkani”
- French: “Shenkani”
- Georgian: “შენკანი”
- Italian: “Shenkani”
- Kurdish: “Çilkanî, Ermenistan”
- Kurdish: “Çilkanî”
- Malay: “Shenkani”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Shenkani”
- Persian: “شن کانی”
- Persian: “شنکانی”
- Polish: “Szenkani”
- Russian: “Шенкани”
- Spanish: “Shenkani”
- Turkish: “Akhuryan”
- Turkish: “Körbulak”
- Turkish: “Shenkani”
- Ukrainian: “Шенкані”
- Uzbek: “Shenkani”
- Vietnamese: “Shenkani”
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