Sisian is a town and the centre of the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia. It is located on both banks of the Vorotan River, at an altitude of 1600 m above sea level, 6 km south of the Yerevan-Meghri highway, at a road distance of 217 km southeast of the capital Yerevan, and 115 km north of the provincial capital Kapan.
From top left: Saint Gregory Church of 689 • Sisian Town Hall • Ughtasar Petroglyphs • Shaki Waterfall • Vorotnavank • General view of Sisian • Sisian with Mt Mets Ishkhanasar • Vorotan River
Tombstones of pre-Christian era in Sisian
Zorats Karer archaeological site
7th-century St. Gregory Church overlooking Sisian
Syunik is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital and largest city is the town of Kapan. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 141,771 in the 2011 census, down from 152,684 at the 2001 census.
Image: Monasterio de Tatev, Armenia, 2016 10 01, DD 89 91 HDR
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Image: Shaki Waterfall, Armenia Շաքիի ջրվեժ, Հայաստան
Image: Arevik National Park and Meghri mountains in winter