Karenis

Karenis is a village in of . Karenis has about 738 residents and an elevation of 1,480 metres.
Wikipedia
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 738 residents
  • Description: village in Kotayk Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Glamuzh” and “Gyumush”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Argel HPP and Saint George Church.

Power station
Photo: Сайга20К, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sevan–Hrazdan Cascade is a complex of hydroelectric power plants on the Hrazdan River and its tributaries between the and in .

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

Stadium
Photo: Spetsnaz1991, CC BY 2.0.
, is a multipurpose in , Armenia, mainly used for football games, as well as local events of athletics. is situated 4 km northeast of Karenis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argel and Karashamb.

Village
Photo: Emptyfear, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly Lusakert, is a village in the of .

Village
is a village in the of . is the site of a major archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age cemetery with a number of barrows. is situated 3 km northwest of Karenis.

Town
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, is a town and urban municipal community in the of . It was founded in 1947 as Lusavan, and renamed in 1967 after the Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents. According to the 2022 census, had a population of 22,071. is situated 3½ km northeast of Karenis.

Karenis

Latitude
40.39166° or 40° 23′ 30″ north
Longitude
44.60721° or 44° 36′ 26″ east
Population
738
Elevation
1,480 metres (4,856 feet)
Open location code
8HG69JR4+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 925354744
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616570
Wiki­data ID
Q2222134
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Karenis” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Karenis”
  • Armenian: “Կարենիս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Gümüş”
  • Chechen: “Каренис”
  • Chinese: “Karenis”
  • Dutch: “Karenis”
  • French: “Karenis”
  • Georgian: “კარენისი”
  • Italian: “Karenis”
  • Malay: “Karenis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Karenis”
  • Persian: “کارنیس”
  • Polish: “Karenis”
  • Russian: “Каренис”
  • Scots: “Karenis”
  • Spanish: “Karenis”
  • Turkish: “Gümüş”
  • Turkish: “Karenis”
  • Uzbek: “Karenis”
  • Vietnamese: “Karenis”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Karenis and Argel.

Notable Places Nearby

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