Kapan
Kapan is a town in the south of Armenia. It was also named Gafan and Madan. It is the capital of the Syunik Province. In 2010 there were 45,488 people. Kapan is the city with the most peoplecity in the province and southern Armenia.
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| Coordinates: 39°12′04″N 46°24′54″E / 39.20111°N 46.41500°ECoordinates: 39°12′04″N 46°24′54″E / 39.20111°N 46.41500°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Syunik |
| Municipality | Kapan |
| First mentioned | 5th century |
| City status | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gevorg Parsyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Population (2011 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 43,190 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 3301-3308 |
| Website | Official website |
Kapan is from the Armenian word kapel which mean "to lock".
Notable landmarks
- Vahanavank monastery
- Baghaberd and Halidzor Fortresses.
- Tatev Monastery
- Monument to David Bek.
- Kapan College of Music
- Kapan Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum
- Kapan Theatre
Sport
- Gandzasar FC - football club
- Lernagorts Kapan FC - football club
Notable People from Kapan
- Ogtay Asadov - Speaker of National Assembly of Azerbaijan
- Karen Sargsyan - Principal choirmaster of the Armenian Opera Theater
- Tatoul Markarian - Armenian ambassador to United States
Kapan Media
The remains of the 4th-century Baghaberd fortress near Kapan
Armenian Genocide memorial
Mount Khustup overlooking the town
Shikahogh state reserve, Syunik, Armenia
Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox church of Kapan
Vahanavank*Vahanavank is a 10th-11th century Armenian monastic complex located approximately 5 kilometers west of the town of Kapan in the Syunik Province of Armenia, situated at the foot of Tigranasar mountain along the right bank of the Voghdji River.*The monastery was built over a Bronze Age grave field (13.-11. BCE) by Prince Vahan Nakhashinogh, of which it gets its namesake, the son of Prince Gagik of Kapan, in the early 10th century.
World War II memorial in Kapan
The bear statue of Kajaran's Key
A medieval bridge in Kapan dating back to 871
The Church of the Holy Mother of God, built in 1086, nestled among the mountains around Kapan
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