Sovetakan
Sovetakan is a railway station in Armavir Province, Armenia. Sovetakan is situated nearby to the village Zartonk, as well as near Artashar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Metsamor site and Lake Ayger.
Metsamor site
Museum
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Metsamor site is the remains of an old fortress located to the southwest of the Armenian village of Taronik, in the Armavir Province. While a belief was long held according to which the city of Metsamor was destroyed by the Urartians during the Iron Age, researchers now believe it was destroyed by Scythian or Cimmerian nomads. Metsamor site is situated 3 km northeast of Sovetakan.
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 3½ km northeast of Sovetakan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zartonk and Artashar.
Zartonk
Village
Zartonk, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Almost 42% of the population are from the Yazidi minority.
Artashar
Village
Artashar is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Today, almost 42% of the population are Yazidi Kurds. Artashar is situated 2½ km east of Sovetakan.
Yeghegnut
Village
Photo: ArMu2025, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yeghegnut, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The majority of the village are Armenians with 663 of the Yazidi minority. Yeghegnut is situated 3 km south of Sovetakan.
Sovetakan
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.11547° or 40° 6′ 56″ northLongitude
44.15273° or 44° 9′ 10″ eastOperator
South Caucasus RailwayNetwork
Հարավկովկասյան երկաթուղիOpen location code
8HG64583+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 10782858978OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Sovetakan” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սովետական”
- Russian: “Советакан”
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