Karashamb
Coordinates: 40°24′18″N 44°34′35″E / 40.40500°N 44.57639°E
| Karashamb Քարաշամբ | |
|---|---|
  Karashamb | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′18″N 44°34′35″E / 40.40500°N 44.57639°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Kotayk |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 676 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
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 superb silver cup, now one of the treasures of the National Museum, was discovered.[1]
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, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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