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Gagarin

Gegharkunik, Armenia · Asia

About Gagarin

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.

About Gagarin

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.

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Gagarin has a population of approximately 1,872 people, making it a town in Armenia.

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Quick Information

Population
1,872
Continent
Asia
Country
Armenia
Region
Gegharkunik
Timezone
Asia/Yerevan
Coordinates
40.5403, 44.8696

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Worth the detour from Gagarin

6 notable places within an hour's drive.

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

landmark

Haghartsin Monastery

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

Geghard Monastery

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

Lake Sevan

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

Garni Temple

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

Amberd Fortress

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

Driving roads near Gagarin

  • 73 kmOrbelian's Caravanserai (Vardenyats Pass)Best-preserved caravanserai in Armenia, built in 1332 at the 2,410 m Vardenyats (Selim) Pass on the Silk Road: the hairpin climb between Yeghegnadzor and Lake Sevan is a classic drive.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Gagarin.

Geghamavan

🇦🇲 Armenia

3 km awayPop. 1,870

Varser

🇦🇲 Armenia

4 km awayPop. 1,499

Tsaghkunk

🇦🇲 Armenia

4 km awayPop. 1,049

Ddmashen

🇦🇲 Armenia

6 km awayPop. 2,675

Lchashen

🇦🇲 Armenia

6 km awayPop. 4,301

Sevan

🇦🇲 Armenia

7 km awayPop. 19,652

Zovaber

🇦🇲 Armenia

7 km awayPop. 1,482

Hrazdan

🇦🇲 Armenia

10 km awayPop. 49,500

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