Saralanj

Saralanj is a village in the Artik Municipality of the of . Saralanj has about 1,300 residents and an elevation of 1,976 metres.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 1,300 residents
  • Description: village in Shirak Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Saralandzh” and “Saralanj, Shirak”
  • Historically known as: “Bashgyukh”, “Bashkeg”, and “Bashkend”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harichavank Monastery and Surb Grigor.

Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Harichavank is a 7th-century Armenian monastery located near the village of in the of . The village is 3 km southeast of the town of .

Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Hiosn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahapetavan and Harich.

Village
is a village in the Artik Municipality of the of . The town was renamed in 1961 in honor of Nahapet Kurghinian, a participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920.

Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Artik Municipality of the of . Within the village is the Harichavank Monastery of the 8th century. Across the gorge from the monastery is a 3rd millennium BC fortress and tomb field.

Village
is a village in the Artik Municipality of the of . is situated 3 km northeast of Saralanj.

Saralanj

Latitude
40.62082° or 40° 37′ 15″ north
Longitude
44.02062° or 44° 1′ 14″ east
Population
1,300
Elevation
1,976 metres (6,483 feet)
Open location code
8HG6J2CC+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1413358276
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616267
Wiki­data ID
Q2222983
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Saralanj” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Առաջին Բաշքենդ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Բաշ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Բաշգյուղ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Բաշքենդ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Մեծ Բաշգյուղ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Նոր Բաշգյուղ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Սարալանջ”
  • Armenian: “Փոքր Բաշքենդ” (historical)
  • Azerbaijani: “Başkənd (Şörəyel)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Başköy”
  • Bulgarian: “Сараландж”
  • Chinese: “Saralanj”
  • Dutch: “Saralanj”
  • French: “Saralanj”
  • Georgian: “სარალანჯი”
  • Greek: “Σαραλάντζ”
  • Italian: “Saralanj”
  • Italian: “Saralanǰ”
  • Malay: “Saralanj, Shirak”
  • Malay: “Saralanj”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Saralanj”
  • Persian: “سارالانج”
  • Polish: “Saralandż”
  • Russian: “Башгюх” (historical)
  • Russian: “Башкег” (historical)
  • Russian: “Башкенд” (historical)
  • Russian: “Сараландж”
  • Scots: “Saralanj, Shirak”
  • Scots: “Saralanj”
  • Spanish: “Saralanj”
  • Turkish: “Başkent (Şöreyel)”
  • Turkish: “Saralanj”
  • Vietnamese: “Saralanj, Shirak”
  • Vietnamese: “Saralanj”

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