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Aknashen (, 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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Aknashen Ակնաշեն
Settlement.pushpin_map
Armenia
Settlement.mapsize
150px
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Armenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Marz (Province)
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Armavir
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
1,569
Settlement.timezone
 
Settlement.utc_offset
+4
Settlement.timezone_DST
 
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+5

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Aknashen (, 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.

==Archaeology== Evidence from charred remains and crop processing residues in pisé have been discovered at the Neolithic settlements of Aratashen and Aknashen. These settlements are located close together. Recently, an 8000-year old settlement was excavated at Aknashen

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aknashen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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