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.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Malatia-Sebastia
Yerevan, Armenia · Asia
About Malatia-Sebastia
Malatia-Sebastia is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Ajapnyak, 9km from Zvartnots Cathedral.
Malatia-Sebastia is in Yerevan, Armenia, with about 150,000 people. The nearest town is Ajapnyak, about 4 km away.
Malatia-Sebastia (Armenian: Մալաթիա-Սեբաստիա վարչական շրջան, Malat’ia-Sebastia varch’akan shrjan), one of the 12 administrative districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the city. It has common borders with the administrative districts of Ajapnyak, Kentron, and Shengavit. ItRead more
also borders the Ararat and Armavir provinces.
Malatia-Sebastia has a population of 141,700 people (2022) and an area of 25.16 km².
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What is there to see near Malatia-Sebastia?
Within an hour or so of Malatia-Sebastia: Zvartnots Cathedral (9 km), Garni Temple (25 km), Amberd Fortress (30 km), Geghard Monastery (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Malatia-Sebastia?
The nearest famous roads are Orbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass).
Where is Malatia-Sebastia?
Malatia-Sebastia is in Yerevan, Armenia, about 4 km from Ajapnyak.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 150,500
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Yerevan
- Timezone
- Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates
- 40.1740, 44.4457
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Worth the detour from Malatia-Sebastia
5 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.
25 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.
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.
32 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Malatia-Sebastia
- 72 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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