Orbelian’s Caravanserai

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.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Selim Caravanserai”, “Sulema Caravanserai”, and “Վարդենյաց քարավանատուն”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Selim Pass.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agndzhadzor and Nshkharq.

Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 5 km south of Orbelian’s Caravanserai.

Village
Nshkhark is an abandoned village in the Martuni Municipality of the of . is situated 6 km north of Orbelian’s Caravanserai.

Village
is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the in . is situated 7 km south of Orbelian’s Caravanserai.

Orbelian’s Caravanserai

Latitude
39.9497° or 39° 56′ 59″ north
Longitude
45.23608° or 45° 14′ 10″ east
Elevation
2,226 metres (7,303 feet)
Open location code
8HF7W6XP+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 350195237
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­caravanserai
Geo­Names ID
10426792
Wiki­data ID
Q2937916
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Orbelian’s Caravanserai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خان أربليان”
  • Armenian: “Սելիմի իջևանատուն”
  • Armenian: “Սելիմի քարավանատուն”
  • Armenian: “Քարավանատուն”
  • Armenian: “Օրբելյանների իջևանատուն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Səlim karvansarası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Səlim karvansarayı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Səlim keçidi karvansarası”
  • Chinese: “奧伯利安商隊驛站”
  • French: “Caravansérail de Sélim”
  • German: “Selim Karavanserei”
  • Italian: “Caravanserraglio di Selim”
  • Persian: “کاروانسرای اربلیان”
  • Portuguese: “Caravançarai de Orbeliano”
  • Russian: “Иджеванатун Орбелянов”
  • Russian: “Селимский караван-сарай”
  • Spanish: “caravasar de Orbelian”
  • Spanish: “Caravasar de Orbelián”
  • Thai: “สถานีคาราวานแซลิม”
  • Turkish: “Selim Kervansarayı”

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