Tsaghkashen
Tsaghkashen is a locality in Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 2,398 metres. Tsaghkashen is situated nearby to the village Nshkharq, as well as near the abandoned locality Nshkhark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Selim Pass and Selim Caravanserai.
Selim Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selim Pass is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3 km southwest of Tsaghkashen.
Selim Caravanserai
Building
Photo: franek2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orbelian's Caravanserai, is a caravanserai in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It was built along the Vardenyats Mountain Pass in 1332, by prince Chesar Orbelian to accommodate weary travelers and their animals as they crossed from, or into, the mountainous Vayots Dzor region. Selim Caravanserai is situated 3½ km south of Tsaghkashen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nshkharq and Agndzhadzor.
Nshkharq
Village
Nshkhark is an abandoned village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Nshkharq is situated 3 km north of Tsaghkashen.
Agndzhadzor
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aghnjadzor is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The village had a mixed population of Azerbaijanis and Armenians before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Agndzhadzor is situated 9 km south of Tsaghkashen.
Karaglukh
Village
Photo: Ludasik30, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karaglukh is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. Karaglukh is situated 9 km south of Tsaghkashen.
Tsaghkashen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.9779° or 39° 58′ 40″ northLongitude
45.25012° or 45° 15′ 0″ eastElevation
2,398 metres (7,867 feet)Open location code
8HF7X7H2+52GeoNames ID
10427109
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In Other Languages
“Tsaghkashen” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Tsaghkashen”
- Armenian: “Ծաղկաշեն”
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