Vagharshapat: facts

At a glance

• Country: Armenia
• Region: Armavir
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 47,989
• Coordinates: 40.1656° N, 44.2946° E
• Time zone: Asia/Yerevan (UTC+04:00)
• Currency: Dram (AMD)
• Distance to the capital, Yerevan: 19 km (12 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Zvartnots International Airport (EVN): 9.0 km (5.6 mi), straight line
• Iğdır Airport (IGD, Turkey): 41 km (26 mi), straight line
• Shirak International Airport (LWN): 75 km (46 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Geghakert: 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• Ferik: 7.6 km (4.7 mi)
• Metsamor: 15 km (10 mi)
• Ashtarak: 16 km (10 mi)
• Masis: 16 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Malatia-Sebastia, 13 km (8 mi)