Lake Ayger
Lake Akna is a small lake located in the Ararat plain west of Ejmiatsin in Armenia. The area of the lake is 0.07 km2, while its maximum depth is 9.4 meters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Armenia
- Also known as: “Akna Lake”, “Ayghr Lich”, “Lake Aiger”, “Lake Akna”, “Ozero Ayger”, “Ozero Ayger-Gel”, “Ozero Aygerlich”, “Ozero Aygrlich”, “Rigerlich”, and “Ակնա լիճ”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Metsamor site.
Metsamor site
Museum
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Metsamor site is the remains of an old fortress located to the southwest of the Armenian village of Taronik, in the Armavir Province. While a belief was long held according to which the city of Metsamor was destroyed by the Urartians during the Iron Age, researchers now believe it was destroyed by Scythian or Cimmerian nomads. Metsamor site is situated 2½ km southeast of Lake Ayger.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aknalich and Taronik.
Aknalich
Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aknalich is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east of Metsamor. Aknalich village is the site of the only Yazidi temple in Armenia.
Taronik
Village
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taronik is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The Iron Age settlement of Metsamor site is located only 1 km southwest of Taronik. Taronik is situated 3 km southeast of Lake Ayger.
Artashar
Village
Artashar is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Today, almost 42% of the population are Yazidi Kurds. Artashar is situated 4 km south of Lake Ayger.
Lake Ayger
- Category: lake
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.1446° or 40° 8′ 41″ northLongitude
44.16871° or 44° 10′ 7″ eastElevation
845 metres (2,772 feet)Open location code
8HG645V9+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 82902883OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Lake Ayger” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Akna Lich”
- Armenian: “Ակնա”
- Armenian: “Այգեր”
- Armenian: “Այգերգյոլ”
- Armenian: “Այղո”
- Armenian: “Այղր լիճ”
- Armenian: “Այղր”
- Armenian: “Այղրգյոլ”
- Armenian: “Այղրլիճ”
- Armenian: “Այղրո”
- Armenian: “Բեգիր”
- Armenian: “Գայլոտ”
- Armenian: “Մեծամոր”
- Cebuano: “Akna Lich”
- Estonian: “Akna järv”
- Georgian: “აიღრი”
- Lithuanian: “Aigerličo ežeras”
- Mongolian: “Айгр”
- Persian: “دریاچه آکنا”
- Russian: “Айгр лич”
- Russian: “Айгрлич”
- Russian: “Акна”
- Russian: “Мецамор (озеро)”
- Russian: “Озеро Айгр”
- Serbian: “Ајгр (језеро)”
- Serbian: “Ајгр”
- Swedish: “Akna litj”
- Swedish: “Aknasjön”
- Turkish: “Akna Gölü”
- Welsh: “Llyn Akna”
Localities in the Area
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