Sevan Peninsula

Sevan Island, now Sevan Peninsula, is a former island in the north-western part of in . After the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the Stalin era, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a peninsula.
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  • Peninsula
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,875 metres (6,152 feet)
  • …is also known as “Sevan Island”
  • Description: island in Armenia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sevanavank and Church of St. Harutyun (305 AD).
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is a monastic complex located…
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sevan and Chkalovka.
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is a city as well as one of the most popular…
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is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the of . is situated 7 km south of Sevan Peninsula.
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is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the of . is situated 7 km south of Sevan Peninsula.

Sevan Peninsula

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Latitude
40.56506° or 40° 33′ 54″ north
Longitude
45.00658° or 45° 0′ 24″ east
Open location code
8HG7H284+2J
Geo­Names ID
13192186
Wiki­data ID
Q3735681

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sevan Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة سيفان”
  • Armenian: “Գեղամ”
  • Armenian: “Գեղամա կղզի”
  • Armenian: “Կեգամ”
  • Armenian: “Սեվաբք”
  • Armenian: “Սևան”
  • Armenian: “Սևանա կղզի”
  • Armenian: “Սևանի թերակղզի”
  • Armenian: “Սևանի կղզի”
  • Armenian: “Սևանկ”
  • Armenian: “Սիվան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Göyçə yarımadası”
  • Dutch: “Sevan Island”
  • Estonian: “Sevani poolsaar”
  • Estonian: “Sevani saar”
  • Georgian: “სევანის ნახევარკუნძული”
  • German: “Sewaninsel”
  • Hungarian: “Szeván-sziget”
  • Japanese: “セヴァン島”
  • Malayalam: “സെവാൻ ദ്വീപ്”
  • Mingrelian: “სევანიშ ჩქონი”
  • Persian: “جزیره سوان”
  • Russian: “Полуостров Севан”
  • Russian: “Севанский остров”
  • Russian: “Севанский полуостров”
  • Serbian: “Sevansko poluostrvo”
  • Serbian: “Севанско полуострво”
  • Ukrainian: “Севанський півострів”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holy Apostles Church and Saint Harutyun Church.

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