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
AsiaArmeniaKotayk
Nor Hachn
Kotayk, Armenia · Asia
About Nor Hachn
Nor Hachn is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Mrgashen, 46km from Lake Sevan.
Nor Hachn is in Kotayk, Armenia, with about 10,000 people. The nearest town is Mrgashen, about 4 km away.
Nor Hachn (Armenian: Նոր Հաճն [nɔɾ ˈhɑt͡ʃən]) is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, founded in 1953. The town is located on the right bank of Hrazdan River, to the west of the Arzni canyon, on the immediate proximity of the Arzni-Shamiram canal.
As per the 2011 census, Nor HachnRead more
had a population of 9,307. According to the 2016 official estimate, the population is around 8,400. As per the 2022 census, Nor Hachn had a population of 9,816.
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What is there to see near Nor Hachn?
Within an hour or so of Nor Hachn: Garni Temple (25 km), Zvartnots Cathedral (26 km), Geghard Monastery (27 km), Amberd Fortress (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Nor Hachn?
The nearest famous roads are Orbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass).
Where is Nor Hachn?
Nor Hachn is in Kotayk, Armenia, about 4 km from Mrgashen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,460
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Kotayk
- Timezone
- Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates
- 40.3030, 44.5831
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Worth the detour from Nor Hachn
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
27 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.
32 km · about 35 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.
46 km · about 55 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.
47 km · about 55 min 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.
54 km · about 65 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.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Nor Hachn
- 68 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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