Vaghatin

Vaghatin is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnavank monastery is located close to Vaghatin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vorotnavank and Vorotnaberd.

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.

Vorotnaberd

Ruins

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vorotnaberd is an important fortress along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnaberd is 1,365 metres above sea level. Vorotnaberd is situated 2½ km southeast of Vaghatin.

Meliq Tangi bridge

Photo: Ek6rba, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meliq Tangi bridge is situated 3 km southeast of Vaghatin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vorotnavan and Noravan.

Vorotnavan

Village

Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vorotnavan is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnaberd fortress is located near the village. Vorotnavan is situated 2½ km southeast of Vaghatin.

Noravan

Village

Noravan is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Noravan is situated 3 km northwest of Vaghatin.

Vaghatin

Type: Village
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Sisian Municipality, Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

39.50386° or 39° 30′ 14″ north

Longitude

46.11849° or 46° 7′ 7″ east

Open location code

8HF8G439+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 427969963

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

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In Other Languages

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

Armenian: “Վաղատին”
Russian: “Вагатин”

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