Shamb
Shamb is a village in Sisian Municipality, Syunik Province and has about 413 residents. Shamb is situated nearby to the village Ltsen, as well as near Vorotnavan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vorotnaberd and Meliq Tangi bridge.
Vorotnaberd
Ruins
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorotnaberd is an important fortress along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnaberd is 1,365 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shamb and Ltsen.
Vorotnavan
Village
Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorotnavan is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnaberd fortress is located near the village. Vorotnavan is situated 2½ km north of Shamb.
Shamb
- Type: Village with 413 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Sisian Municipality, Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.46631° or 39° 27′ 59″ northLongitude
46.15162° or 46° 9′ 6″ eastPopulation
413Open location code
8HF8F582+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1376519937OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Shamb” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Շամբ”
- Russian: “Шамб”
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