Selim Pass

Selim Pass is a mountain saddle in , and has an elevation of 2,410 metres. Selim Pass is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,410 metres
  • Description: mountain pass in Gegharkunik Province, Armenia
  • Also known as: Pereval Selimskiy”, “Selim mountain pass”, “Selim Mountain Pass”, “Səlım Aşırımı”, “Vardenyats Mountain Pass”, and “Vardenyats Pass

Places of Interest

Highlights include Selim Caravanserai.

Building
Orbelian's Caravanserai, is a caravanserai in the of . It was built along the Vardenyats Mountain Pass in 1332, by prince Chesar Orbelian to accommodate weary travelers and their animals as they crossed from, or into, the mountainous Vayots Dzor region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nshkharq and Agndzhadzor.

Village
Nshkhark is an abandoned village in the Martuni Municipality of the of .

Village
Aghnjadzor is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the in . The village had a mixed population of Azerbaijanis and Armenians before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Village
is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the in .

Selim Pass

Latitude
39.95377° or 39° 57′ 14″ north
Longitude
45.23429° or 45° 14′ 3″ east
Elevation
2,410 metres (7,907 feet)
Open location code
8HF7X63M+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 504638258
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
391243
Wiki­data ID
Q4413771
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Selim Pass” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Sulemayi Lerrnants’k’
  • Armenian: Հայոց ձորի լեռնանցք
  • Armenian: Սելիմ
  • Armenian: Սելիմի լեռնանցք
  • Armenian: Վայ ձորի կիրճ
  • Armenian: Վայոց ձորի կիրճ
  • Armenian: Վարդենյաց լեռնանցք
  • Cebuano: Sulemayi Lerrnants’k‘
  • Cebuano: Sulemayi Lerrnants’k’
  • French: Col de Selim
  • French: col de Sélim
  • French: Col de Sélim
  • Italian: colle di Sélim
  • Polish: Przełęcz Sulema
  • Portuguese: Passo de Sulema
  • Russian: Айоцдзорский перевал
  • Russian: Варденяц
  • Russian: Варденяцкий перевал
  • Russian: перевал Варденяц
  • Russian: Перевал Варденяц
  • Russian: Селимский перевал
  • Swedish: Sulemayi Lerrnants’k‘
  • Swedish: Sulemayi Lerrnants’k’

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