Achajur
Achajur is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 10th-13th century Makaravank Monastery is located near Achajur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: ՄարիամՀ., CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 4,200 residents
- Description: village in Tavush Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Achadzhur”, “Achasu”, and “Nor Hachajur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Makaravank and Дерево спарапетов в Иджеване.
Makaravank
Church
Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Makaravank is a 10th-13th century church complex near the Achajur village of Tavush Province, Armenia, located on the slope of Paitatap Mountain. The complex of Makaravank ranks among Aghtamar, Bgheno-Noravank, Gandzasar with its originality, richness and variety of ornaments and occupies an important place in Armenian architecture. Makaravank is situated 2½ km southwest of Achajur.
Дерево спарапетов в Иджеване
Photo: Vahe Martirosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Дерево спарапетов в Иджеване is situated 3 km south of Achajur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aknaghbyur and Sevkar.
Aknaghbyur
Village
Photo: vahemart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aknaghbyur is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Aknaghbyur is situated 3 km south of Achajur.
Sevkar
Village
Sevkar is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Sevkar is the birthplace of the Armenian revolutionary leader Sevkaretsi Sako. Sevkar is situated 3½ km north of Achajur.
Azatamut
Village
Photo: ArMu2025, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Azatamut is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Azatamut is situated 4 km east of Achajur.
Achajur
- Categories: village in Armenia and locality
- Location: Ijevan Municipality, Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.98837° or 40° 59′ 18″ northLongitude
45.15094° or 45° 9′ 3″ eastPopulation
4,200Elevation
768 metres (2,520 feet)Open location code
8HG7X5Q2+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 2028390415OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
617024Wikidata ID
Q2234343
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Achajur” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “آتشاجور”
- Armenian: “Աչաջուր”
- Armenian: “Աչասու”
- Armenian: “Նոր Հաչաջուր”
- Armenian: “Օվա”
- Azerbaijani: “Açacur”
- Azerbaijani: “Haçasu”
- Chechen: “Ачаджур”
- Chinese: “Achajur”
- Dutch: “Achajur”
- Dutch: “Atsjadzjoer”
- French: “Achajur”
- Georgian: “აჩაჯური”
- Greek: “Ατσατζούρ”
- Italian: “Ačaǰowr”
- Malay: “Achajur”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Achajur”
- Persian: “آچاجور”
- Polish: “Aczadżur”
- Russian: “Ачаджур”
- Russian: “Ачасу”
- Russian: “Нор Ачаджур”
- Scots: “Achajur”
- Spanish: “Achajur”
- Turkish: “Achajur”
- Turkish: “Hacısu”
- Uzbek: “Achajur”
- Vietnamese: “Achajur”
- Western Armenian: “Աչաջուր”
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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 “Achajur”. Photo: ՄարիամՀ., CC BY-SA 3.0.