ancient ruins
Zvartnots Cathedral
Haunting ring of 7th-century columns from a collapsed circular cathedral, framed by Mount Ararat on the Yerevan–Etchmiadzin road; a UNESCO World Heritage ruin.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Davtashen
Yerevan, Armenia · Asia
About Davtashen
Davtashen works well as a base: 10 minutes from Kanaker-Zeytun, 59km from Lake Sevan.
Davtashen is in Yerevan, Armenia, with about 52,000 people. The nearest town is Kanaker-Zeytun, about 5 km away.
Davtashen (Armenian: Դավթաշեն վարչական շրջան, romanized: Davtashen varch’akan shrjan), also known as Davitashen or Davidashen, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
Located on the right bank of Hrazdan River, Davtashen is bordered by the districts of Ajapnyak and Arabkir from the south, andRead more
the Kotayk Province from the north.
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What is there to see near Davtashen?
Within an hour or so of Davtashen: Zvartnots Cathedral (14 km), Garni Temple (24 km), Amberd Fortress (29 km), Geghard Monastery (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Davtashen?
The nearest famous roads are Orbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass).
Where is Davtashen?
Davtashen is in Yerevan, Armenia, about 5 km from Kanaker-Zeytun.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 52,100
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Yerevan
- Timezone
- Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates
- 40.2164, 44.4809
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Worth the detour from Davtashen
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Garni Temple
The only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded temple in the former Soviet Union, a 1st-century pagan shrine overlooking the dramatic Azat River gorge.
24 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Amberd Fortress
A 7th-century fortress with an 11th-century church on a triangular spur at 2,300m on the slopes of Mount Aragats, wedged between two river gorges. Ruined by the Mongols in 1236 and never rebuilt.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Geghard Monastery
A UNESCO partially rock-cut medieval monastery with extraordinary acoustics, said to house the spear that pierced Christ's side at the crucifixion.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Khor Virap
An iconic Armenian monastery at the foot of Mount Ararat where Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned for 13 years, offering the most famous view of Ararat.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Sevan
The Jewel of Armenia, one of the largest high-altitude freshwater lakes in the world at 1,900 meters with the medieval Sevanavank Monastery on its peninsula.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Davtashen
- 71 kmOrbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass)Best-preserved caravanserai in Armenia, built in 1332 at the 2,410 m Vardenyats (Selim) Pass on the Silk Road: the hairpin climb between Yeghegnadzor and Lake Sevan is a classic drive.
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