Aknashen
Coordinates: 40°05′45″N 44°17′10″E / 40.09583°N 44.28611°E
| Aknashen Ակնաշեն | |
|---|---|
  Aknashen Ակնաշեն | |
| Coordinates: 40°05′45″N 44°17′10″E / 40.09583°N 44.28611°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Armavir |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,479 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Aknashen (Armenian: Ակնաշեն, also Romanized as Aknachen; until 1978, Khatunarkh Verin, Verin Khatunarkh, and Khatunarkh, also Russified as Verkhniy Khatunarkh) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town's church is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew; nearby is a ruin of an 8th-century building.
References
- Aknashen at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
- Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
- Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 40; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.
