Verin Vachagan
Verin Vachagan is a town in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Verin Vachagan has an elevation of 1,188 metres.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: former village, now part of Kapan town in Syunik, Armenia
- Also known as: “Verkhniy Vachagan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gandzasar Stadium and Bekh Hermitage.
Gandzasar Stadium
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 Stadium is situated 4 km northeast of Verin Vachagan.
Bekh Hermitage
Monastery
Bekh Hermitage is a monastery, which 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
Verin Vachagan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.18059° or 39° 10′ 50″ north
Longitude
46.37453° or 46° 22′ 28″ east
Elevation
1,188 metres (3,898 feet)
Open location code
8HF859JF+6R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“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”
- Western Armenian: “Վեչագան”
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