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Sevan Destination Guide

Discover Sevan in Armenia

Sevan in the region of Gegharkʼunikʼ with its 17,083 habitants is a town located in Armenia - some 34 mi or ( 55 km ) North-East of Yerevan , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sevan

Local time in Sevan is now 08:53 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Yerevan " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Erzurum, Doğubeyazıt, Makhachkala, and Grozny. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabriz . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sevan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Around the Sevan lake (Arménie/Armenia)

1:11 min by valpard
Views: 18724 Rating: 4.50

Sevanavank (meaning monastery of Sevan) is a monastery located on the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the eastern Armenian province of Geghark'unik', not far from the town of Sevan. According to a ..

Moving ice on Lake Sevan, Armenia

0:40 min by chrisafir
Views: 3594 Rating: 5.00

The noise of this ice was so loud i heard it from far away and came to investigate. After about ten minutes it suddenly stopped filling the air with silence ..


Voyage en Arménie Chapitre 2

8:12 min by Christian Valade
Views: 3163 Rating: 5.00

Subtitle: Land of Monasteries and khatchkars Sous Titre : Au pays des Monastères et des Khatchkars The Khachkar cemeteries, architectural tradition purely Armenian mixed Christian and pagan symbols an ..

Lake Sevan

1:31 min by hayleybinlb
Views: 2095 Rating: 5.00

This is my lake! Of all places in the world to serve in the Peace Corps, I feel like I got a good one. It's still too cold and windy to go swimming in early May but it's a nice walk down to the shore ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Sevan, Armenia

Sevan (Armenian: Սեվան; until 1935, Elenovka or Yelenovka Russian: Еленовка) is a city, urban community and a popular resort in Armenia, located in the Gegharkunik Province, lying on the northern shores of Lake Sevan. The city is biult on a height of over 1900 meters above sea level, 66 kilometers north-east of the capital Yerevan, and 40 kilometers north of Gavar, the administrative centre of Gegharkunik province. It was founded as Yelenovka in 1842 to become a Russian-populated village.

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Located at 40.56 44.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1842, Populated places in Gegharkunik Province

Gomadzor

Gomadzor is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

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Located at 40.56 44.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gegharkunik Province

Varser

Varser (Armenian: Վարսեր; until 1946, Chirchir and Chrchr) is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The town is first mentioned in the 9th century, and was a gift of Ashot II.

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Located at 40.56 44.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gegharkunik Province

Lchashen

Lchashen is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The settlement dates back more than 5000 years. The town has a 13th century church, a Urartian Iron Age fort, and a Bronze Age cemetery.

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Located at 40.52 44.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gegharkunik Province

Tsamakaberd

Tsamakaberd is a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is located just east of Sevan, and contains a cyclopean fortress.

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Located at 40.57 44.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gegharkunik Province

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Sevan