Must-see lake · Gegharkunik Province, Armenia
Akna
Ակնալիճ
Akna is a lake in Gegharkunik Province, Armenia.
Akna: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Akna
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Akna — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.28225, 44.92192. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Akna
- Shushan · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~1 km · Must-see
- Aknasar · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~2 km · Must-see
- Narine · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~3 km · Must-see
- Shamprasar · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~3 km · Must-see
- Gekhmagan · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~3 km · Must-see
- Eastern Aghusar · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~5 km · Must-see
- Western Aghusar · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~5 km · Must-see
- Dimatsler · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~7 km · Must-see
- Eritsasar · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~8 km · Must-see
- Azhdahak · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~9 km · Must-see
- Black Ridge · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~9 km · Must-see
- Red Ridge · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~9 km · Must-see
- Paytasar · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~11 km · Must-see
- Nazeli · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~12 km · Must-see
- Mazaz · viewpoint · Kotayk Province · ~14 km · Must-see
- Grasar · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~14 km · Must-see
- Vishapasar · viewpoint · Ararat Province · ~16 km · Must-see
- Great Spitakasar · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~18 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Akna
- Sevanavank · lake · Gegharkunik Province · ~40 km · Must-see
- Lake Sevan · lake · Gegharkunik Province · ~43 km · Must-see
- Swan Lake · lake · Yerevan · ~45 km · Must-see
- Aparan Reservoir · lake · Aragatsotn Province · ~61 km · Must-see
- Gosh Lake · lake · Tavush Province · ~62 km · Must-see
- Մարմարիկի ջրամբար · lake · Kotayk Province · ~63 km · Must-see
- Parz Lake · lake · Tavush Province · ~65 km · Must-see
- Lake Lessing · lake · Aragatsotn Province · ~80 km · Must-see
- Ակնա լիճ · lake · Armavir Province · ~82 km · Must-see
- Kari · lake · Aragatsotn Province · ~83 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Akna full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Akna yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Akna?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Akna?
Nearby: Shushan (viewpoint, 1 km), Aknasar (viewpoint, 2 km), Narine (viewpoint, 3 km), Shamprasar (viewpoint, 3 km), Gekhmagan (viewpoint, 3 km), Eastern Aghusar (viewpoint, 5 km).
Is Akna worth visiting?
Akna is listed as a must-see lake in Armenia on Spotwander.