Akhuryan

Akhuryan is a stream in and has an elevation of 954 metres. Akhuryan is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagaran and Halıkışlak.

Village
Photo: Halabian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the of near the Armenia–Turkey border. Its name is derived from the nearby ancient Armenian city of which was a large city and fortress that straddled both banks of the Akhurian River, and served as a former capital of medieval Armenia.

Village
Photo: Sabri76, CC0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the of . The village has a ruined basilica dated to the 4th or 5th century and the Saint Shushanik church of the 10th to 17th century.

Akhuryan

  • Type: Stream
  • Also known as: “Ahur”, “Ahura”, “Ahuran”, “Akhoran”, “Akhoren”, “Akhura”, “Akhuran”, “Akhurats’ Get”, “Akhuren”, “Ano Jur”, “Anu Jur”, “Arapçayı”, “Arevntyan Arrp’ach’ay”, “Arpa Çayı”, “Arpa-Chai River”, “Arpa-Chay”, “Arpaçay”, “Arrp’ach’ay”, “Gareget”, “Garu Get”, “Metsamor”, “Nerk’in Arevnytyan Arp’ach’ay”, “Western Arpa-Chay”, “Westlicher Arpa-Tschai”, and “Zapadnyy Arpa-Chay”
  • Category: body of water
  • Location: , ,
  • View on Open­Street­Map
Latitude
40.13224° or 40° 7′ 56″ north
Longitude
43.64983° or 43° 38′ 59″ east
Elevation
954 metres (3,130 feet)
Open location code
8HG54JJX+VW
Geo­Names ID
751863
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Akhuryan” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ախուրյան”
  • Turkish: “Arpa Çay”
  • Western Armenian: “Ախորէն”
  • Western Armenian: “Ախուրեան”
  • Western Armenian: “Ահուրայ”

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