Aghitu

Aghitu is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. It is located on the left bank of the Vorotan river, 7 kilometers east of the regional capital of Sisian.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vorotnavank.

Vorotnavank

Church

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vorotnavank is a monastic complex located along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan, about 14 km east of Sisian in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnavank is situated 3½ km southeast of Aghitu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noravan and Vaghatin.

Noravan

Village

Noravan is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia.

Vaghatin

Village

Photo: Hovhannes.khangeldyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vaghatin is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnavank monastery is located close to Vaghatin. Vaghatin is situated 3 km east of Aghitu.

Aghitu

Type: Monument
Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

39.51392° or 39° 30′ 50″ north

Longitude

46.08612° or 46° 5′ 10″ east

Elevation

1,611 metres (5,285 feet)

Open location code

8HF8G37P+HC

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“Aghitu” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Aghitu”
Armenian: “Աղիտու”

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