Renowned Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky has posted on his Facebook page the unique photographs of Armenia’s Lake Sevan, which he took from space.

“Lake Sevan is the largest body of water in Armenia and the Caucasus region, and one of the largest freshwater high-altitude lakes in Eurasia,” Ryazansky also commented on these photos. “The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, at an altitude of 1,900 m above sea level.”

Earlier, he had posted the photos of Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan, again taken from space.

“Yerevan does not look like other capitals - people here are not in a hurry, the city is moving at its measured pace,” the Russian cosmonaut had commented on his Facebook page. “And the Cascade, one of the symbols of Yerevan, is well-known far beyond its borders.” 

And everything had started with Sergey Ryazansky posting the photographs of Mount Ararat, which were taken from space.

“Mount Ararat is the highest volcanic massif of the Armenian highlands,” he had commented “Ararat consists of two peaks, their summits about 11 km apart. Both Great and Little Ararat are the product of eruptive volcanic activity.”