Lchap

40°27′40″N 45°03′54″E / 40.46111°N 45.06500°E / 40.46111; 45.06500

Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Lchap Լճափ

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Coordinates: 40°27′40″N 45°03′54″E / 40.46111°N 45.06500°E / 40.46111; 45.06500
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Municipality	Gavar
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	982
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Lchap at GEOnet Names Server

Lchap (Armenian: Լճափ) is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Etymology

The village was known as Agzibir,^[2] Aghzibir,^[3] and Kiziljik until 1945.^[4]

^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
^ "U.S.S.R.: Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names". 1970.
^ Bournoutian, George A. (2018). Armenia and Imperial Decline: The Yerevan Province, 1900–1914. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-06260-2. OCLC 1037283914.
^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Lchap', Armenia".

World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
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.