Valaam

Valaam is an island and archipelago in Ladoga, Russian . It has a special nature and is famous for the monastery from the 14th century. It is part of the Silver Ring of cultural and historical centers of Northwestern Russia.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 4 metres (13 feet)
  • Description: archipelago in Russia
  • Also known as
    “Ostrov Valamo”
    “Valamo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Konevsky Skete.

Monastery
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is a monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valaam and All Saints Skete.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Valaam

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Latitude
61.3711° or 61° 22′ 16″ north
Longitude
30.944° or 30° 56′ 39″ east
Open location code
9GHG9WCV+CJ
Geo­Names ID
477315
Wiki­data ID
Q673167

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Valaam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فالام”
  • Bashkir: “Валаам архипелагы”
  • Belarusian: “Валаамскі архіпелаг”
  • Bulgarian: “Валаамски острови”
  • Cebuano: “Ostrov Valaam”
  • Chinese: “瓦拉姆群島”
  • Czech: “Valaam”
  • Dutch: “Valaam”
  • Esperanto: “Valaam”
  • Esperanto: “Valamo”
  • Estonian: “Valamo”
  • Finnish: “Valamo”
  • French: “archipel de Valaam”
  • French: “Archipel de Valaam”
  • French: “Valamo”
  • Georgian: “ვალაამის არქიპელაგი”
  • German: “Valamo”
  • German: “Walaam”
  • Italian: “Arcipelago di Valaam”
  • Italian: “Valaam”
  • Japanese: “ヴァラーム”
  • Latin: “Balaamicae insulae”
  • Lithuanian: “Valaamo salos”
  • Livvi: “Valamoi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Valaam”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Valaam”
  • Norwegian: “Valaam”
  • Persian: “والاآم”
  • Polish: “Wyspy Wałaamskie”
  • Portuguese: “Valaam”
  • Romanian: “Valaam”
  • Russian: “Валаам”
  • Russian: “Валаамский архипелаг”
  • Serbian: “Валамски архипелаг”
  • Skolt Sami: “Valaam suõllu”
  • Skolt Sami: “Valam”
  • Spanish: “Islas Valaam”
  • Swedish: “Valamo”
  • Tatar: “Валаам архипелагы”
  • Turkish: “Valaam Adaları”
  • Ukrainian: “Валаам”

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Localities in the Area

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