Abovyan Municipality

Abovyan Municipality is in Kotayk Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,627 metres. Abovyan Municipality is situated nearby to the village Geghashen, as well as near Kamaris.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Surb Karapet and Holy Sign Church.

Surb Karapet

Church

Photo: ASHOT2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Surb Karapet is a church, which is situated 4 km northwest of Abovyan Municipality.

Holy Sign Church

Church

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holy Sign Church is situated 4½ km west of Abovyan Municipality.

Poghos Petros Monastery

Church

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Poghos Petros Monastery is a church, which is situated 4½ km north of Abovyan Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geghashen and Kamaris.

Geghashen

Village

Photo: Դաթո Աբուլաձե, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Geghashen is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Kamaris

Village

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kamaris, known as Gyamrez until 1978, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.

Akunk is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located 6 km northeast of Abovyan and situated at the foot of Mount Hatis. The village was founded in 1829 by Armenian immigrants from Persia and Western Armenia, while the current population is Armenian and Yazidi. Akunk is situated 4½ km northwest of Abovyan Municipality.

Abovyan Municipality

Also known as: “Abovyan” and “Abovyan Community”
Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.2351° or 40° 14′ 6″ north

Longitude

44.7121° or 44° 42′ 44″ east

Population

79,300

Elevation

1,627 metres (5,338 feet)

Open location code

8HG66PP6+2R

GeoNames ID

13156544

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Abovyan Municipality” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Աբովյան համայնք”
Russian: “община Абовян”

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