Aknalich

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|official_name = Aknalich

|native_name = Ակնալիճ

|image_skyline = Մեծամոր լիճ, Ակնա լիճ (2).JPG

|image_caption = The Aknalich lake in Aknalich village

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|subdivision_name = Armenia

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|subdivision_name1 = Armavir

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|population_as_of = 2011

|population_total = 2,566{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/armenia/armavir/|title=Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=2024-11-07}}

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{{Yazidism}}

Aknalich (or Aknalitch, {{langx|hy|Ակնալիճ}}; formerly, Aygherlich) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east of Metsamor.

Aknalich village is the site of the only Yazidi temple in Armenia. A new temple in the village known as Quba Mere Diwane, opened in September 2019. It is the world's largest Yazidi Temple. The 25 meter tall temple was funded by Armenian-born, Russia-based Yezidi businessman Mirza Sloian.{{Cite web |last=Omar |first=Shahla |date=2019-09-30 |title=World’s largest Yezidi temple opens in Armenia |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/world/29092019 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.rudaw.net}}

Gallery

File:Ayghr lake.jpg| Aknalich lake

File:Aknalitch, Yezids temple Ziarat - panoramio.jpg|Aknalich Yazidi Temple

See also

References

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  • {{GEOnet2|32FA881E72FD3774E0440003BA962ED3}}
  • [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-17 World Gazetteer: Armenia] {{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} – World-Gazetteer.com
  • {{ArmenianCensus|130}}
  • {{RediscoveringArmenia|37}}

{{Armavir}}

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Category:Populated places in Armavir Province

Category:Yazidi holy places

Category:Yazidi populated places in Armenia

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