Shamb HPP

Shamb HPP is a power station in Syunik Province, Armenia. Shamb HPP is situated nearby to the peak Mataghisar, as well as near the village Vorotnavan.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Vorotnaberd is situated 1¼ km northeast of Shamb HPP.

Meliq Tangi bridge

Meliq Tangi bridge

Photo: Ek6rba, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meliq Tangi bridge is situated 1¼ km northeast of Shamb HPP.

Vorotnavank

Church

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vorotnavank is a monastic complex located along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan, about 14 km east of Sisian in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnavank is situated 2½ km north of Shamb HPP.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vorotnavan and Shamb.

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.

Shamb

Village

Shamb is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Vaghatin

Village

Photo: Hovhannes.khangeldyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vaghatin is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnavank monastery is located close to Vaghatin. Vaghatin is situated 3½ km north of Shamb HPP.

Shamb HPP

Type: Power station
Also known as: “Շամբ ՀԷԿ”
Category: industry
Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

39.47412° or 39° 28′ 27″ north

Longitude

46.13048° or 46° 7′ 50″ east

Open location code

8HF8F4FJ+J5

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Shamb HPP” goes by many names.

Russian: “Шамбская ГЭС”

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Highlights include Mataghisar and Vorotan Hot Spring.

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