Poloz
Poloz is a hill in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,765 metres. Poloz is situated nearby to the village Tufashen, as well as near the abandoned locality Karmraver.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pemzashen Church and St Gregory.
Pemzashen Church
Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pemzashen Church of the 7th century is located within the village of Pemzashen in the Shirak Province of Armenia just off of the main road through town. It sits adjacent to the foundations of a 5th-century basilica.
St Gregory
Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saint Stephen Church of Lmbat Monastery, more commonly known as Lmbatavank, is a church located on a hillside southwest of the town of Artik in the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was constructed in the 7th century and was dedicated to Saint Stephen. St Gregory is situated 3 km northeast of Poloz.
Saint Holy Mother church of Pemzashen
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Holy Mother church of Pemzashen is situated 3 km south of Poloz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tufashen and Haykasar.
Haykasar
Village
Haykasar is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Haykasar is situated 3½ km west of Poloz.
Lernakert
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lernakert is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village. Lernakert is situated 4 km south of Poloz.
Poloz
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,765 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.59729° or 40° 35′ 50″ northLongitude
43.92792° or 43° 55′ 41″ eastElevation
1,765 metres (5,791 feet)Open location code
8HG5HWWH+W5GeoNames ID
11315662
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In Other Languages
“Poloz” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Poloz”
- Armenian: “Պոլոզ”
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