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Lake Arpi · Lakes · Place guides

Lake Arpi

Lake Arpi is a natural lake enlarged into a reservoir in northwestern Armenia’s Shirak Province. Known in Armenian as Արփի լիճ (Arp’i lich), it lies on the Ashotsk…

Lake Akna (Kotayk) · Lakes · Place guides

Lake Akna (Kotayk)

Lake Akna (Armenian: Ակնա;) is a crater lake situated in the eastern part of the Kotayk Province in Armenia, lying within the boundaries of the Gegham mountains. This…

France · Geography basics · Place guides

Lake Geneva: History, Geography, and Highlights

Lake Geneva, or Lac Léman, is a substantial body of water situated on the northern side of the Alps, straddling the borders of Switzerland and France. Renowned as…

Armenia · Countries & regions · Lists & data

List of Lakes in Armenia: Locations, Sizes, and Provinces

Lake Sevan is Armenia's largest lake. In Gegharkunik Province, it is much larger than the country's other lakes and reservoirs. Armenia also has high-mountain lakes, forest lakes and…

Yerevan Lake · Cities & capitals · Place guides

Yerevan Lake: Engineering and Urban Hydrology

Yerevan Lake (Երևանյան լիճ, Yerevanyan lich) is the capital’s artificial reservoir tucked between Malatia-Sebastia and Shengavit districts. Built in the 1960s to regulate the Hrazdan River, it sits…

Armenia · Lakes · Lists & data

Lake Sevan: Armenia’s Largest Lake

Explore Lake Sevan’s changing geography and choose a realistic peninsula, western-shore or overnight visit, with current monitoring data and practical safety checks.

Lake Lessing  · Lakes · Place guides

Lake Lessing 

Lake Lessing (Լեսինգ) is a small mountain lake on the northeastern slope of Mount Aragats in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Province. The Hrazdan basin-management plan adopted in 2022 lists its…