Salkar
Salkar is a peak in Tavush Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,319 metres. Salkar is situated nearby to the village Gosh, as well as near the locality Gogarchin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Goshavank and Gosh Lake.
Goshavank
Church
Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosh and Hovk.
Gosh
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosh is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.
Hovk
Village
Photo: Albero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hovk is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province in Armenia. In 1988–1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village; refugees from Getashen, the villages of Shamkhor as well as from Martunashen resettled in the village.
Haghartsin
Village
Photo: Thomas and Georgia, CC BY 2.0.
Haghartsin is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery is located around 8 km northwest of the village.
Salkar
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,319 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.74958° or 40° 44′ 59″ northLongitude
45.01525° or 45° 0′ 55″ eastElevation
1,319 metres (4,327 feet)Open location code
8HG7P2X8+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6073980495OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
11342972
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Salkar” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Salk’ar”
- Armenian: “Սալքար”
- Russian: “Салкар”
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