Karashamb
40°24′18″N 44°34′35″E / 40.40500°N 44.57639°E / 40.40500; 44.57639
Place in Kotayk, Armenia
Karashamb Քարաշամբ | |
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  Karashamb | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′18″N 44°34′35″E / 40.40500°N 44.57639°E / 40.40500; 44.57639 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Kotayk |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 676 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Karashamb (Armenian: Քարաշամբ, also Romanized as K’arashamb and Qarashamb) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.
Karashamb is the site of a major archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age cemetery with a number of barrows. The richest was a "royal" sepulchre where a silver cup, now one of the treasures of the National Museum, was discovered.[1]
See also
- Kotayk Province
References
- ^ Archaeological Heritage of Armenia, ed H.Simoyan, Yerevan 2012
- Sources
- Karashamb at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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Kotayk ProvinceCapital: Hrazdan
- Abovyan
- Byureghavan
- Charentsavan
- Hrazdan
- Nor Hachn
- Tsaghkadzor
- Yeghvard
- Argel
- Getamej
- Kanakeravan
- Karashamb
- Mrgashen
- Nor Artamet
- Nor Geghi
- Teghenik
