Aknalich

Aknalich Ակնալիճ
The Aknalich lake in Aknalich village
Aknalich
Coordinates:40°8′26″N44°9′38″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Armavir
Elevation	856 m (2,808 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	2,882

Aknalich(orAknalitch,Armenian:Ակնալիճ;formerly,Aygherlich) is a village in theArmavir ProvinceofArmenia.The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east ofMetsamor.

Aknalich village is the site of the onlyYaziditemple in Armenia. A new temple in the village known asQuba 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.

Gallery

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  Aknalich lake
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  Aknalich Yazidi Temple

See also

• Armavir Province
• Quba Mere Diwane
• List of Yazidi holy places
• Yazidis in Armenia

References

• AknalichatGEOnet Names Server
• World Gazetteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census,Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000).Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia(PDF).Archived(PDF)from the original on 6 November 2021.