Verin Getashen
Վերին Գետաշեն | |
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 Verin Getashen seen in the background, as viewed from the hilltop cemetery in Lichk, September 2014 | |
  Verin Getashen  Verin Getashen | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′58″N 45°14′55″E / 40.13278°N 45.24861°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Martuni |
| Founded | 1828-29 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,976 m (6,483 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,010 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1415 |
| Verin Getashen at GEOnet Names Server | |
Verin Getashen (Armenian: Վերին Գետաշեն, lit. 'Upper Getashen') is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located just southwest of Lake Sevan. The village lies to the south of Nerkin Getashen. The village containts the St. Astvatsatsin and the St. Sargis churches.[2]
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 79. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.