Verin Vachagan
Verin Vachagan is a town in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Verin Vachagan has an elevation of 1,188 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: former village, now part of Kapan town in Syunik, Armenia
- Also known as: “Verkhniy Vachagan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gandzasar and Bekh Hermitage.
Gandzasar
Stadium
Kapan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kapan, the capital of Syunik Province, Armenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Gandzasar and Syunik. Gandzasar is situated 4 km northeast of Verin Vachagan.
Bekh Hermitage
Monastery
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bekh Hermitage is a monastery, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Verin Vachagan.
Bekhi Anapat church
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bekhi Anapat church is situated 2½ km northwest of Verin Vachagan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gomaran and Geghanush.
Gomaran
Village
Gomaran is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Gomaran is situated 3½ km east of Verin Vachagan.
Geghanush
Village
Geghanush is a village in the Kapan Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Geghanush is situated 4 km east of Verin Vachagan.
Kapan
Photo: Dracula, Public domain.
Kapan is a town in southeast Armenia, serving as the administrative centre of the Kapan Municipality and also as the provincial capital of Syunik Province.
Verin Vachagan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.18059° or 39° 10′ 50″ northLongitude
46.37453° or 46° 22′ 28″ eastElevation
1,188 metres (3,898 feet)Open location code
8HF859JF+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1369421100OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Verin Vachagan” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Verin Vach’agan”
- Armenian: “Վաչագան Վերին”
- Armenian: “Վերին Վաչագան”
- Dutch: “Verin Vachagan”
- Greek: “Βερίν Βατζαγκάν”
- Persian: “ورین واچاگان”
- Persian: “ورین وچگن”
- Russian: “Верин Вачаган”
- Russian: “Верхний Вачаган”
- Swedish: “Vatjagan Verin”
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