Country Armenia Time zone GMT+4 (UTC+4) Local time Sunday 10:16 AM Mayor Suliko Shushanyan | Elevation 1,915 m (6,283 ft) Postal code 1316 Population 565 (2001) Marz province Gegharkunik Province | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Shorzha (Armenian: Շորժա, also Romanized as Shorja; formerly, Nadezhdino and Shordzhalu) is a village located along Lake Sevan, northwest of the Artanish Peninsula in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. There is a 17th-century chapel and cemetery along the southern outskirts of the village. Upon the hill overlooking Shorzha, there are the ruins of a chapel, and somewhere in the vicinity are the remains of an Iron Age fort.
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Map of Shorzha, Armenia
Nature
Vicinity of the village host 111 species of butterflies and are recognized as Prime Butterfly Area "Artanish-Shorzha". Also the area is known as one of the Key Birding Sites of Armenia.
References
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