Araksashen
Araksashen is a village in Syunik Province, Armenia. Araksashen is situated nearby to the town Meghri, as well as near the village Kordasht.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meghri Fortress.
Meghri Fortress
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meghri Fortress is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located in the town of Meghri. It is located on a hill overlooking the old section of the town from the north. Meghri Fortress is situated 3½ km west of Araksashen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meghri and Alvank.
Meghri
Photo: unbdaveable, CC BY 2.0.
Meghri is a town and the centre of the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, near the border with Iran. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 4,580.
Alvank
Village
Alvank; is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Alvank is situated 6 km northeast of Araksashen.
Pir Bolagh
Village
Pir Bolagh is a village in Nowjeh Mehr Rural District, Siah Rud District, Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 17, in 4 families. Pir Bolagh is situated 7 km southeast of Araksashen.
Araksashen
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90461° or 38° 54′ 17″ northLongitude
46.29002° or 46° 17′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8HC8W73R+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 11533863470OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Araksashen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Araksashen” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Արաքսաշեն”
- Russian: “Араксашен”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Araksashen and Meghri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meghri and Meghri Medical Center.
Armenia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Yerevan, Gyumri, Echmiadzin, and Vanadzor.
Curious Villages to Discover
Uncover intriguing villages from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Violettarmenia, CC BY-SA 3.0.