Khas
Khas is a garden in Armavir Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 883 metres. Khas is situated nearby to the locality Verin-Kulibeklu, as well as near the village Aknalich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Ayger and Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant.
Lake Ayger
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Lake Akna is a small lake located in the Ararat plain west of Ejmiatsin in Armenia. The area of the lake is 0.07 km2, while its maximum depth is 9.4 meters.
Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
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The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, also known as the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, is the only nuclear power plant in the South Caucasus, located 36 kilometers west of Yerevan in Armenia. Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant is situated 3½ km north of Khas.
Metsamor site
Museum
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Metsamor site is the remains of an old fortress located to the southwest of the Armenian village of Taronik, in the Armavir Province. While a belief was long held according to which the city of Metsamor was destroyed by the Urartians during the Iron Age, researchers now believe it was destroyed by Scythian or Cimmerian nomads. Metsamor site is situated 3½ km southeast of Khas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aknalich and Metsamor.
Aknalich
Village
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Aknalich is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east of Metsamor. Aknalich village is the site of the only Yazidi temple in Armenia.
Metsamor
Town
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Metsamor, is a town and urban municipal community in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is famous for being home to Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, the only nuclear plant in the Transcaucasian region. Metsamor is situated 3½ km west of Khas.
Taronik
Village
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taronik is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The Iron Age settlement of Metsamor site is located only 1 km southwest of Taronik. Taronik is situated 4 km southeast of Khas.
Khas
- Type: Garden
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.15149° or 40° 9′ 5″ northLongitude
44.16107° or 44° 9′ 40″ eastElevation
883 metres (2,897 feet)Open location code
8HG65526+HCGeoNames ID
11224483
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In Other Languages
“Khas” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Khas”
- Armenian: “Խաս”
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Localities in the Area
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