national park
Dilijan National Park
Armenia's Little Switzerland, a lush forested national park in the Lesser Caucasus with medieval monasteries hidden among beech and oak forests.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Gegharkunik, Armenia · Asia
Gagarin is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Varser, 22km from Dilijan National Park.
Gagarin is a town located in Gegharkunik, Armenia. With a population of 1,872, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Gagarin sits in Armenia. It's in the Asia/Yerevan time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gagarin to your route.
Gagarin (Armenian: Գագարին) is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1955 and named after the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Administratively, the village is under the subordination of the Sevan municipality.
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Gagarin is located in Gegharkunik, Armenia, Asia. The coordinates are 40.5403 latitude, 44.8696 longitude.
Gagarin has a population of approximately 1,872 people, making it a town in Armenia.
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national park
Armenia's Little Switzerland, a lush forested national park in the Lesser Caucasus with medieval monasteries hidden among beech and oak forests.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A 10th-13th century monastery of three churches hidden in beech forest above Dilijan, with a vaulted 1248 refectory. The setting, deep in trees on a mountainside, is what sets it apart.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO partially rock-cut medieval monastery with extraordinary acoustics, said to house the spear that pierced Christ's side at the crucifixion.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
The Jewel of Armenia, one of the largest high-altitude freshwater lakes in the world at 1,900 meters with the medieval Sevanavank Monastery on its peninsula.
46 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
The only standing Greco-Roman colonnaded temple in the former Soviet Union, a 1st-century pagan shrine overlooking the dramatic Azat River gorge.
49 km · about 55 min drive
castle
A 7th-century fortress with an 11th-century church on a triangular spur at 2,300m on the slopes of Mount Aragats, wedged between two river gorges. Ruined by the Mongols in 1236 and never rebuilt.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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