Aknalitch
Aknalitch is a village in Armavir Province, Armenia. Aknalitch is situated nearby to the town Metsamor, as well as near the village Taronik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Ayger and Metsamor site.
Lake Ayger
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Akna is a small lake located in the Ararat plain west of Ejmiatsin in Armenia. The area of the lake is 0.07 km2, while its maximum depth is 9.4 meters.
Metsamor site
Museum
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Metsamor site is the remains of an old fortress located to the southwest of the Armenian village of Taronik, in the Armavir Province. While a belief was long held according to which the city of Metsamor was destroyed by the Urartians during the Iron Age, researchers now believe it was destroyed by Scythian or Cimmerian nomads. Metsamor site is situated 3½ km southeast of Aknalitch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aknalich and Metsamor.
Aknalich
Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aknalich is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east of Metsamor. Aknalich village is the site of the only Yazidi temple in Armenia.
Metsamor
Town
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Metsamor, is a town and urban municipal community in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is famous for being home to Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, the only nuclear plant in the Transcaucasian region. Metsamor is situated 3 km west of Aknalitch.
Taronik
Village
Photo: Sonashen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taronik is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The Iron Age settlement of Metsamor site is located only 1 km southwest of Taronik. Taronik is situated 4 km east of Aknalitch.
Aknalitch
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Aknalich”
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.14395° or 40° 8′ 38″ northLongitude
44.15481° or 44° 9′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8HG645V3+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 584847158OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Aknalitch” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ակնալիճ”
- Kurdish: “Qulîbeg”
- Russian: “Акналич”
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