Babikavan

Babikavan is a village in the Kajaran Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Babikavan has about 215 residents and an elevation of 1,629 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baghaberd.

Baghaberd

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Baghaberd a fortress in the Dzork province of the historical Syunik province of Greater Armenia. It was one of the impregnable fortresses of the Syunik province, which, starting from the 4th century, served as an important military stronghold, and during the period of the Kingdom of Syunik, it was the main link in the military-strategic defense system of the capital city of Kapan. Baghaberd is situated 2½ km northeast of Babikavan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kavchut and Dzagikavan.

Kavchut

Village

Kavchut is a village in the Kajaran Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.

Dzagikavan

Village

Dzagikavan is a village in the Kajaran Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. In 1988 Armenian refugees deported from Azerbaijan settled in the village.

Andokavan

Village

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Andokavan is a village in the Kajaran Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The 4th-century Baghaberd fortress is located close to Andokavan.

Babikavan

Type: Village with 215 residents
Description: village in Syunik Province of Armenia
Categories: human-geographic territorial entity and locality
Location: Kajaran Municipality, Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

39.202° or 39° 12′ 7″ north

Longitude

46.25377° or 46° 15′ 14″ east

Population

215

Elevation

1,629 metres (5,344 feet)

Open location code

8HF86723+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10689611073

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Babikavan” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Babikavan”
Armenian: “Բաբիկավան”
Persian: “بابیکاوان”
Russian: “Бабикаван”
Turkish: “Babikavan”
Uzbek: “Babikavan”

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