Sarakap
Sarakap is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Sarakap has about 551 residents and an elevation of 1,582 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 551 residents
- Description: village in Shirak Province of Armenia
- Historically known as: “Bozdogan” and “Bozdoghan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jrapi Caravanserai and Jrapi Church.
Jrapi Caravanserai
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jrapi Caravansarai is a medieval caravansarai located near Jrapi, Armenia. The Jrapi structure is similar to the Aruch Caravansarai, with the latter featuring stone arches, three parallel chambers, and a single entrance for people and animals. Jrapi Caravanserai is situated 2½ km west of Sarakap.
Jrapi Church
Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jrapi Church is situated 2½ km west of Sarakap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jrapi and Bardzrashen.
Jrapi
Village
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jrapi is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was built to replace Nerkin Dzhrapi and Verin Dzhrapi which were to be flooded by the Akhurian Reservoir. Jrapi is situated 3½ km west of Sarakap.
Bardzrashen
Village
Photo: Volodya G., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bardzrashen is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. It belongs to the municipal community of Maralik. Bardzrashen is situated 4½ km north of Sarakap.
Aghin
Village
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aghin is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia, near the border of Turkey… Aghin is situated 4½ km northwest of Sarakap.
Sarakap
- Categories: village in Armenia, residential area, and locality
- Location: Ani Municipality, Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.55407° or 40° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
43.72554° or 43° 43′ 32″ eastPopulation
551Elevation
1,582 metres (5,190 feet)Open location code
8HG5HP3G+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 121750783OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Sarakap” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Sarakap” (historical)
- Armenian: “Պոզտողան” (historical)
- Armenian: “Սարակապ”
- Azerbaijani: “Bozdoğan”
- Bulgarian: “Саракап”
- Chechen: “Саракап”
- Chinese: “Sarakap”
- Dutch: “Sarakap”
- French: “Sarakap”
- Georgian: “სარაკაპი”
- Georgian: “სარაკაფი”
- Greek: “Σαρακάπ”
- Italian: “Sarakap”
- Malay: “Sarakap”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sarakap”
- Persian: “ساراکاپ”
- Polish: “Sarakap”
- Russian: “Боздоган” (historical)
- Russian: “Саракап”
- Scots: “Sarakap”
- Spanish: “Sarakap”
- Turkish: “Bozdoğan”
- Turkish: “Sarakap”
- Uzbek: “Sarakap”
- Vietnamese: “Sarakap”
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