Stepanavan is a city and municipal community in the Lori Province of Armenia. It is located 139 km (86 mi) north of the capital Yerevan and 24 km (15 mi) north of the provincial centre Vanadzor, halfway between Yerevan and Tbilisi. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 13,086.
Getting there
On the Dzoraget river.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 35.3 km | 40 min |
| Alaverdi | 41.8 km | 42 min |
| Stepanavan | 0 km | 0 min |
| Yerevan | 138.9 km | 2 h 23 min |
| Tbilisi | 135.2 km | 2 h 09 min |
Details
- Type
- Town
- Where
- Stepanavan & the Lori plateau
- Elevation
- 1,392 m
- Population
- 12,151
Light
Golden hour is when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon — the warm light for photos. In deep gorges the sun leaves the valley floor earlier.
Photos taken nearby
From Wikimedia Commons, within 1 km. Click a photo for its author and licence.
Weather at Stepanavan
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On these routes
- A Lori weekend from Yerevan 2 days
Sights nearby
- Stepan ShahumyanMonument 0 m same level
- Stepan Shaumian's MuseumMuseum 250 m same level
- St. Sarkis ChurchChurch 350 m same level
- Surb Gevorg churchChurch 400 m same level
- Sos SargsyanMonument 500 m same level
- Stepanavan BakayinArtwork 650 m same level
- Mayori dzorAttraction 1.6 km 66 m lower
- Lori BerdArchaeological site 3.6 km same level
- Viewpoint in AmrakitsViewpoint 3.9 km same level
- Getnandzav KarandzavAttraction 4.0 km 34 m lower
Nature nearby
- Gorodskoy SadPark 500 m same level
- Lore AdventurePark 1.8 km 77 m higher
- ArjasarPeak 3.6 km 406 m higher
- KlorkarPeak 5.4 km 390 m higher
- Hill ShirmasarPeak 5.9 km 87 m higher
Stay nearby
- RuzannaGuesthouse 150 m same level
- LoriHotel 300 m same level
- Guesthouse in StepanavanGuesthouse 1.2 km 28 m higher
- Aleya HotelHotel 1.3 km 36 m higher
- Stepanavan HouseGuesthouse 1.5 km 46 m higher
- Hotel in Lori BerdHotel 1.5 km same level
- NectarHotel 1.6 km 68 m higher
- Lori ResortHotel 1.7 km 61 m higher
- AnahitHotel 2.1 km 108 m higher
- Vahagn ResortHotel 2.3 km 124 m higher
Eat nearby
- Inna PizzaFast food 100 m same level
- SlobodkaRestaurant 350 m same level
- CarahungeCafe 400 m same level
- Cafe in StepanavanCafe 550 m same level
- Major’s houseRestaurant 1.1 km 40 m higher
Services nearby
- Fuel in StepanavanFuel 50 m same level
- Stepanavan bus stationBus station 50 m same level
- UnibankATM 100 m same level
- HarutyunyannerSupermarket 150 m same level
- Haypost 1901Post office 200 m same level
- ACBAATM 250 m same level
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.