Plplan Zham
Plplan Zham is a church in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,519 metres. Plplan Zham is situated nearby to Vardanants Square, as well as near the museum The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sister.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vardanants Square and Black Fortress.
Vardanants Square
Square
Vartanants Square or Vardanants Square, is the large central town square in Gyumri, Armenia. It is bordered by Abovyan street from the west, Gai street from the north, Shahumyan street from the east and Vahan Cheraz street from the south. Vardanants Square is situated 690 metres northeast of Plplan Zham.
Black Fortress
Castle
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sev Berd or Black Fortress is an abandoned Russian imperial fortress in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia. The fortress, which lies 8 kilometres from the Turkish border, was built in response to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829. Black Fortress is situated 1 km west of Plplan Zham.
The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sister
Museum
Photo: Meri Asatryan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gallery of Mariam and Yeranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters is a gallery in Armenia, exhibiting the complete collection of the painting, graphic, ceramic works of Mariam and Yeranuhi Aslamazyan sisters. The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sister is situated 740 metres northeast of Plplan Zham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyumri and Arapi.
Gyumri
Photo: GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyumri is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of Shirak Province in Northern Armenia. The city was hit hard by the 1988 Spitak earthquake, the consequences of which are still visible throughout the city in the 2020’s.
Arapi
Village
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arapi is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,053 in 2010, up from 1,980 at the 2001 census. Arapi is situated 2½ km west of Plplan Zham.
Gharibjanyan
Village
Photo: ZaruhiH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gharibjanyan, known as Aleksandrovka until 1935, is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1935 in honor of Bolshevik leader Bagrat Gharibjanyan, killed in 1920. Gharibjanyan is situated 5 km southwest of Plplan Zham.
Plplan Zham
- Type: Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.7807° or 40° 46′ 51″ northLongitude
43.83612° or 43° 50′ 10″ eastElevation
1,519 metres (4,984 feet)Open location code
8HG5QRJP+7CGeoNames ID
11341756
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In Other Languages
“Plplan Zham” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Plplan Zham”
- Armenian: “Պլպլան ժամ”
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