Lchavan

40°09′07″N 45°36′52″E

Lchavan Լճավան
Khachkars on the side of the Tsovak-Lchavan road
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Coordinates: 40°09′07″N 45°36′52″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Vardenis
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	548
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Lchavan at GEOnet Names Server

Lchavan (Armenian: Լճավան) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the southeast of Lake Sevan.

History

The village has Bronze Age tombs and a church dating to the 13th-14th century with khachkars.^[2]

References

1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
2. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 81. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.