title: Lchashen
text: # Lchashen
  
  40°31′13″N 44°55′51″E﻿ / ﻿40.52028°N 44.93083°E﻿ / 40.52028; 44.93083
  
  Lchashen (Armenian: Լճաշեն) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.
  
  ## History
  
  The settlement dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. It has a Bronze Age cemetery, a Urartian Iron Age fortress, and a 13th-century church. It is an important archaeological site associated with the Lchashen-Metsamor culture (Etiuni).
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * A view of Lchashen from the Red Monastery
  * Urartian Fortress and Lake Sevan
  * WWII monument
  * St. Hripsime Church
  * Khachkar in St. Hripsime Church
  * Gandzavank Church
  * Red Monastery
  * A view of Lake Sevan around Lchashen
  