Amasia

Amasia, previously known as Hamasia, is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the of . It is located on the right bank of the Akhuryan River.
  • Village with about 1,530 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,870 metres (6,140 feet)
  • …is also known as “Amasia, Shirak”
  • Description: village in Shirak province, Armenia
  • Historically known as
    “Gukasyan”
    “Nerkin Ghukasyan”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandivan and Hovtun.
is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the of .
is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the of . is situated 3 km northeast of Amasia.
is a village in the Amasia Municipality of the of . is situated 4 km southwest of Amasia.
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Latitude
40.95731° or 40° 57′ 26″ north
Longitude
43.78561° or 43° 47′ 8″ east
Open location code
8HG5XQ4P+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Amasia” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Amasia”
  • Armenian: “Ամասիա”
  • Armenian: “Համասիա”
  • Armenian: “Ղուկասյան” (historical)
  • Armenian: “Ներքին Ղուկասյան” (historical)
  • Azerbaijani: “Amasiya”
  • Basque: “Amasia”
  • Bulgarian: “Амасия”
  • Cebuano: “Amasia”
  • Chechen: “Амасия”
  • Chinese: “阿马西亚”
  • Dutch: “Amasia”
  • French: “Amasia”
  • Georgian: “ამასია”
  • Greek: “Αμάσεια”
  • Italian: “Amasia”
  • Kurdish: “Amasya”
  • Malay: “Amasia, Shirak”
  • Malay: “Amasia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Amasia”
  • Persian: “اماسیا، شیراک”
  • Persian: “اماسیا”
  • Polish: “Amasia”
  • Romanian: “Amasia, Șirak”
  • Russian: “Амасия”
  • Russian: “Гукасян” (historical)
  • Russian: “Неркин Гукасян” (historical)
  • Scots: “Amasia, Shirak”
  • Scots: “Amasia”
  • Spanish: “Amasia”
  • Swedish: “Amasia”
  • Tatar: “Амасия”
  • Turkish: “Amasia”
  • Turkish: “Amasya”
  • Uzbek: “Amasia”
  • Vietnamese: “Amasia, Shirak”
  • Vietnamese: “Amasia”

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