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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Hrazdan
Kotayk, Armenia · Asia
About Hrazdan
Hrazdan is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kaghsi, 22km from Lake Sevan.
Hrazdan is in Kotayk, Armenia, with about 50,000 people. The nearest town is Kaghsi, about 5 km away.
Hrazdan (Armenian: Հրազդան [həɾɑzˈdɑn]) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located 45 kilometres (28 miles) northeast of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 44,231.
During the Soviet period, Hrazdan was oneRead more
of the industrialized centres of the Armenian SSR.
The prelacy of the Diocese of Kotayk of the Armenian Apostolic Church is headquartered in Hrazdan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hrazdan?
Within an hour or so of Hrazdan: Lake Sevan (22 km), Dilijan National Park (27 km), Haghartsin Monastery (30 km), Geghard Monastery (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Hrazdan?
The nearest famous roads are Orbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass).
Where is Hrazdan?
Hrazdan is in Kotayk, Armenia, about 5 km from Kaghsi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 49,500
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Kotayk
- Timezone
- Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates
- 40.5169, 44.7559
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Worth the detour from Hrazdan
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Dilijan National Park
Armenia's Little Switzerland, a lush forested national park in the Lesser Caucasus with medieval monasteries hidden among beech and oak forests.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Haghartsin Monastery
A 10th-13th century monastery of three churches hidden in beech forest above Dilijan, with a vaulted 1248 refectory. The setting, deep in trees on a mountainside, is what sets it apart.
30 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.
42 km · about 50 min 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.
45 km · about 50 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Hrazdan
- 75 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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