‘Goravan Sands’ Sanctuary
‘Goravan Sands’ Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Ararat Province, Armenia. ‘Goravan Sands’ Sanctuary is situated nearby to the town Vedi, as well as near the village Vanashen.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vedi and Ararat.
Vedi
Town
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Vedi is a town and urban municipal community in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, located along the Vedi River, 35 kilometres south of the capital Yerevan, and 18 kilometres southeast of the provincial centre Artashat.
Ararat
Town
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Ararat is a town in the Ararat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, located on the Yerevan-Nakhchivan highway, 42 km southeast of the capital Yerevan and 19 km south of the provincial centre Artashat.
Goravan
Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goravan, is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia, just south of the Vedi river, which separates the town of Vedi from Goravan.
‘Goravan Sands’ Sanctuary
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Ararat Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.8944° or 39° 53′ 40″ northLongitude
44.7208° or 44° 43′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8HF6VPVC+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 180434917OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“‘Goravan Sands’ Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “«Գոռավանի ավազուտներ» արգելավայր”
- Russian: “Заказник ‘Гораванские пески’”
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