Metsamor
Metsamor is a town in Armavir Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 850 metres. Metsamor is situated nearby to the village Mayisyan, as well as near Aknalitch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Ayger.
Lake Ayger
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Lake Ayger is situated 4 km east of Metsamor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Metsamor and Mayisyan.
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.
Mayisyan
Village
Mayisyan, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded as a collective farm and named Sovkhoz No.2. Later it became known as Imeni Beriya, named after Lavrentiy Beria. Mayisyan is situated 2½ km northwest of 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. Aknalich is situated 3 km east of Metsamor.
Metsamor
- Type: Town
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.1458° or 40° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
44.12283° or 44° 7′ 22″ eastElevation
850 metres (2,789 feet)Open location code
8HG644WF+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 177841998OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
13433563
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Metsamor” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Metsamor”
- Armenian: “Մեծամոր”
- Russian: “Мецамор”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Մեծամորի կենտրոնական այգի and Metsamor Hospital.
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