Armenia
Ararat Province
Masis Municipality

Geghanist

Geghanist is a village in the Masis Municipality of the of . Geghanist has about 3,100 residents and an elevation of 868 metres.
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  • Type: Village with 3,100 residents
  • Description: village in Ararat Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Geganist”, “Geghanist, Ararat”, “Gekhanist”, “Getapnia”, and “Gëygmbet”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zvartnots International Airport and Teishebaini.

Aerodrome
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is located near , 15 km west of , the capital city of . It acts as the main international airport of Armenia and is Yerevan's main international transport hub. It is the busiest airport in the country. is situated 3 km west of Geghanist.

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was the capital of the Transcaucasian provinces of the ancient kingdom of Urartu. It is located near the modern city of in .

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The or Mausoleum of Turkmen emirs also known as Emir Pir-Hussein Mausoleum, is a Turcoman mausoleum erected in 1413 and located in the village of , , on the outskirts of the capital .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Getapnya and Azatashen.

Village
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is a village in the Masis Municipality of the of .

Village
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is a village in the Masis Municipality of the of .

Village
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is a village in the Masis Municipality of the Ararat province of .

Geghanist

Latitude
40.14468° or 40° 8′ 41″ north
Longitude
44.42624° or 44° 25′ 35″ east
Population
3,100
Elevation
868 metres (2,848 feet)
Open location code
8HG64CVG+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4377060456
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
616682
Wiki­data ID
Q633723
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Geghanist” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غيغانيست”
  • Armenian: “Geghanist”
  • Armenian: “Gexanist”
  • Armenian: “Գեղանիստ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Göykümbət”
  • Cebuano: “Geghanist”
  • Chechen: “Геханист”
  • Chinese: “Geghanist”
  • Dutch: “Geghanist”
  • French: “Geghanist”
  • Georgian: “გეღანისტი”
  • Italian: “Geghanist”
  • Malay: “Geghanist, Ararat”
  • Malay: “Geghanist”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Geghanist”
  • Persian: “گغانیست، آرارات”
  • Persian: “گغانیست”
  • Polish: “Geghanist”
  • Russian: “Геганист (Араратская область)”
  • Russian: “Геганист”
  • Russian: “Геханист”
  • Scots: “Geghanist, Ararat”
  • Scots: “Geghanist”
  • Spanish: “Geghanist”
  • Swedish: “Geghanist”
  • Turkish: “Geghanist”
  • Turkish: “Göykümbət”
  • Ukrainian: “Геханіст”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґеханіст”
  • Uzbek: “Geghanist”
  • Vietnamese: “Geghanist, Ararat”
  • Vietnamese: “Geghanist”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Geghanist”. Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.