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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Vanadzor
Lori, Armenia · Asia
About Vanadzor
Vanadzor sits on the route: 5 minutes from Gugark, 32km from Dilijan National Park.
Vanadzor is in Lori, Armenia, with about 78,000 people. The nearest town is Gugark, about 4 km away.
Vanadzor (Armenian: Վանաձոր, IPA: [vɑnɑˈd͡zɔɾ]) is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about 128 kilometres (80 miles) north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city had aRead more
population of 86,199, down from 148,876 reported at the 1979 official census. Currently, the town has a population of approximately 75,186 as of the 2022 census. Vanadzor is the seat of the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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What is there to see near Vanadzor?
Within an hour or so of Vanadzor: Dilijan National Park (32 km), Haghartsin Monastery (33 km), Debed Canyon (Haghpat & Sanahin) (37 km), Lake Sevan (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Vanadzor?
The nearest famous roads are Orbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass).
Where is Vanadzor?
Vanadzor is in Lori, Armenia, about 4 km from Gugark.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 78,100
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Lori
- Timezone
- Asia/Yerevan
- Coordinates
- 40.8074, 44.4970
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5 notable places within an hour's 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Debed Canyon (Haghpat & Sanahin)
A dramatic gorge housing two UNESCO-listed medieval monastic complexes, Haghpat and Sanahin, masterpieces of Armenian ecclesiastical architecture.
37 km · about 40 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.
51 km · about 60 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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