Tufashen
Tufashen is a village in Artik Municipality, Shirak Province and has about 420 residents. Tufashen is situated nearby to the village Haykasar, as well as near Pemzashen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Gregory and Pemzashen Church.
St Gregory
Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saint Stephen Church of Lmbat Monastery, more commonly known as Lmbatavank, is a church located on a hillside southwest of the town of Artik in the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was constructed in the 7th century and was dedicated to Saint Stephen. St Gregory is situated 3½ km east of Tufashen.
Pemzashen Church
Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pemzashen Church of the 7th century is located within the village of Pemzashen in the Shirak Province of Armenia just off of the main road through town. It sits adjacent to the foundations of a 5th-century basilica. Pemzashen Church is situated 3 km southeast of Tufashen.
Saint Holy Mother church of Pemzashen
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Holy Mother church of Pemzashen is situated 4 km southeast of Tufashen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tufashen and Haykasar.
Hayrenyats
Village
Photo: FHen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hayrenyats is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The climate is cold and temperate: with an average annual temperature of 6.3 degrees celsius and an average annual rainfall of 472mm. Hayrenyats is situated 4½ km northwest of Tufashen.
Tufashen
- Type: Village with 420 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Artik Municipality, Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.60454° or 40° 36′ 16″ northLongitude
43.91704° or 43° 55′ 1″ eastPopulation
420Open location code
8HG5JW38+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 1406129947OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Tufashen” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Տուֆաշեն”
- Russian: “Туфашен”
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