Shamakhyan

Shamakhyan is a former village in , currently absorbed by the town of Dilijan in the . It was not listed in the 2011 official Armenian Census, and is likely included in the census count of the town of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: locality in Dilijan, Armenia
  • Also known as: “Poghos”, “Poghosgegh”, “Poghoskilisa”, “Shemakhyan”, and “Պողոս կիլիսա”

Places of Interest

Highlights include UWC Dilijan College and Dilijan City Stadium.

College
Photo: Սէրուժ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the 14th member of the United World Colleges movement, one of eighteen colleges around the world, and the first international boarding school in .

Stadium
is an all-seater football stadium in , , . It is the only stadium in the town and used to be the home ground of Impulse FC of the Armenian Premier League. The capacity of the stadium is 2,200 seats.

Museum
Photo: 23artashes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km southeast of Shamakhyan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dilijan and Teghut.

Photo: Ben pcc, Public domain.
is a town with mild climate and fresh air to the northeast of . It is famous for its lovely surroundings, called the "Armenian Switzerland" by the locals, due to the densely forested valleys and mountains with alpine meadows surrounding them.

Village
is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the of . is situated 8 km east of Shamakhyan.

Shamakhyan

Latitude
40.75529° or 40° 45′ 19″ north
Longitude
44.83807° or 44° 50′ 17″ east
Elevation
1,403 metres (4,603 feet)
Open location code
8HG6QR4Q+46
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1451127919
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
616241
Wiki­data ID
Q33778
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Satellite Map

Discover Shamakhyan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Shamakhyan” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շամախյան”
  • Armenian: “Շեմախյան”
  • Armenian: “Պողոս”
  • Armenian: “Պողոսգեղ”
  • Armenian: “Պողոսքիլիսա”
  • Dutch: “Shamakhyan”
  • Malay: “Shamakhyan”
  • Persian: “شاماخیان”
  • Russian: “Шамахян”
  • Scots: “Shamakhyan”
  • Ukrainian: “Шамахян”

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