Lichk Լիճք | |
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The veelage o Lichk, October 2009. | |
Coordinates:40°09′49″N45°13′40″E / 40.16361°N 45.22778°E /40.16361; 45.22778 | |
Kintra | Armenie |
Province | Gegharkunik |
Foondit | 1830 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Gnel Grigoryan |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 4,459 |
Lichk (Armenie:Լիճք,Romanisit asLichk’ anLichq an aw; umwhileTurkis:Gël anGyol; aw names meanin "lake") is a veelage locatit sooth oLake Sevan in theGegharkunik province oArmenie. Although the veelage wis foondit in 1830, thare are ruins o earlier habitation includin remains o a medieval toun. Thare are the ruins o the early Tsaghkavank which sit adjacent tae the kirk o S. Astvatsatsin. Tsaghkavank owerleuks the toun o Lichk upon a hill, an the portion that remains is a circular cylindrical waw wi a vera sma entry. The kirk o S. Astvatsatsin is a sma basilica wi some brokenkhachkars an gravestanes embeddit intae its waws. Thare is a 13t century cemetery wi numerous khachkars that sits on the same hill as the twa kirks. Nearbi is acyclopean fort.