Aknashen
Sign in to saveAknashen (, 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
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