Chermakavan
Chermakavan is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. In 1989 Armenians, deported from Azerbaijan, settled in the village.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Tavush Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Spitak Yeghtsi” and “Սպիտակ Եղցի”
- Historically known as: “Aghkilisa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spitak Yeghtsi and Gosh Lake.
Mkhitar Gosh Monastery
Church
Goshavank is a 12–13th-century Armenian monastery located in the village of Gosh in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The monastery which has remained in relatively good condition also houses one of the world's finest examples of a khachkar. Mkhitar Gosh Monastery is situated 3½ km northwest of Chermakavan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khachardzan and Gosh.
Khachardzan
Village
Khachardzan is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Prior to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the village was populated by Muslims. In 1988–1989, Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. Khachardzan is situated 2½ km northeast of Chermakavan.
Gosh
Village
Gosh is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Gosh is situated 3½ km northwest of Chermakavan.
Geghatap
Village
Geghatap is an abandoned village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Geghatap is situated 5 km southwest of Chermakavan.
Chermakavan
- Categories: village, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Dilijan Municipality, Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.708° or 40° 42′ 29″ north
Longitude
45.02958° or 45° 1′ 47″ east
Elevation
1,583 metres (5,194 feet)
Open location code
8HG7P25H+6R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Chermakavan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تشيرماكافان”
- Armenian: “Աղքիլիսա” (historical)
- Armenian: “Ճերմակավան”
- Azerbaijani: “Ağkilsə (Karvansaray)”
- Azerbaijani: “Ağkilsə (Qaraqoyunlu)”
- Azerbaijani: “Ağkilsə”
- Chechen: “Чермакаван”
- Dutch: “Chermakavan”
- Georgian: “ჭერმაკავანი”
- Persian: “چرماکاوان”
- Russian: “Чермакаван”
- Scots: “Chermakavan”
- Uzbek: “Chermakavan”
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