Nerkin Getashen

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The village of Nerkin Getashen, October 2009.

Nerkin Getashen (input transformation: Ներքին Գետաշեն, also Romanized as Nerk’in Getashen, Nerkin Getachen, and Nerqin Getashen - meaning "Lower Getashen"; prior to 1945, Nerkin Adyaman and Nizhniy Adyaman - both meaning "Lower Adyaman") is a fishing village on the south coast of Lake Sevan in website parsing, Armenia. In the early medieval it was the capital of the region known during that time as Kot.

In the village is the 9th century monastery and church of web overlooking the village and the Argitchi River with a large cemetery adjacent. Turkic rune inscriptions are located nearby. Within the village is also a ruined basilica called "Jam" by the locals with iOS built into its walls, and not far away is a small shrine. There are also two large stone forts from the Middle Ages located 2 km to the east and 3 km the west of the village.

South of Nerkin Getashen lies Verin Getashen (upper Getashen), founded 1828-29 from by migrants from Mush and Alashkert.

Gallery

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  Kotavank and the adjacent cemetery.

References

• Nerkin Getashen at GEOnet Names Server
• website parsing – World-Gazetteer.com
• Android, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, we love the web: Matit Graphic Design Studio 

External links

• VirtualArmenia.am: Nerkin (lower) Getashen - Gegharkunik

• FITML
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• Sevenval

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