Karinj

Karinj is a village in the of . It belongs to the municipality of . Karinj has about 525 residents and an elevation of 1,236 metres.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ruzanna Saroyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 525 residents
  • Description: village in Lori, Armenia
  • Also known as: “Karindzh”
  • Historically known as: “Karnjuk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery and Did.

Monastery
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bardzrakash is a 10th-13th century Armenian monastery located between village and within marz, . It is built on a flat spot on a steep slope below cliffs, and above the Marts river, in the Tavut forest. is situated 2½ km west of Karinj.

Peak
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km west of Karinj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marts and Dsegh.

Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a village in the of . It belongs to the municipality of .

Photo: Harut Chatinyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, known as Tumanyan between 1938 and 1969, is a village in the of . It is located about 13 km south of the city of , on the high right bank of the , on a peninsula surrounded by forests, on the western side of which is the Debed Gorge.

Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in . The cute little town has a nice town square which has stunning views of the 's cliffs.

Karinj

Latitude
40.9737° or 40° 58′ 25″ north
Longitude
44.6891° or 44° 41′ 21″ east
Population
525
Elevation
1,236 metres (4,055 feet)
Open location code
8HG6XMFQ+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 848506764
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616568
Wiki­data ID
Q3193334
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Karinj” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Qarinj”
  • Armenian: “Կարինջ”
  • Armenian: “Կարնջուկ” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Քարինջ”
  • Armenian: “Քարնջուկ” (historical)
  • Chechen: “Кариндж”
  • Chinese: “Karinj”
  • Dutch: “Karinj”
  • French: “Karinj”
  • Georgian: “ქარინჯი”
  • Italian: “Karindj”
  • Malay: “Karinj”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Karinj”
  • Persian: “کارینج”
  • Polish: “Karindż”
  • Russian: “Кариндж”
  • Russian: “Карнджук” (historical)
  • Spanish: “Karinj”
  • Turkish: “Karenç”
  • Turkish: “Karinj”
  • Uzbek: “Karinj”
  • Vietnamese: “Karinj”

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