Gavazan
Gavazan is a monument in Syunik Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,441 metres. Gavazan is situated nearby to Tatev Monastery, as well as near the village Tandzatap.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tatev Monastery and Great Hermitage of Tatev.
Tatev Monastery
Photo: Alexander Naumov, CC BY 3.0.
The Tatev Monastery is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic Christian monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the village of Tatev in the Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. Tatev Monastery is situated 130 metres west of Gavazan.
Great Hermitage of Tatev
Church
Photo: Psalm Tours, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Hermitage of Tatev is a 17th-century Armenian monastery located in the Vorotan river valley in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Great Hermitage of Tatev is situated 1¼ km northeast of Gavazan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tandzatap and Tatev.
Tandzatap
Village
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tandzatap is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.
Tatev
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Tatev is a village in Southern Armenia which is famous for its medieval monastery and for the Wings of Tatev, which is, as of 2019, the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section, and holds the record for longest non-stop double track cable car.
Svarants
Village
Svarants is a village in the Tatev Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Svarants is situated 3 km southwest of Gavazan.
Gavazan
- Type: Monument
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.37909° or 39° 22′ 45″ northLongitude
46.25153° or 46° 15′ 6″ eastElevation
1,441 metres (4,728 feet)Open location code
8HF897H2+JJGeoNames ID
11328415
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In Other Languages
“Gavazan” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Gavazan”
- Armenian: “Գավազան”
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