Vanadzor is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about 128 kilometres north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 86,199, down from 148,876 reported at the 1979 official census.
Getting there
800 m from the Pambak river.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 0.1 km | 0 min |
| Alaverdi | 46.6 km | 49 min |
| Stepanavan | 35.1 km | 40 min |
| Yerevan | 116.7 km | 2 h 01 min |
| Tbilisi | 170.3 km | 2 h 49 min |
Contact
- Website
- vanadzor.am
Details
- Type
- City
- Where
- Vanadzor & the Pambak valley
- Elevation
- 1,327 m
- Population
- 76,220
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 Vanadzor
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On these routes
- A Lori weekend from Yerevan 2 days
- Yerevan to Tbilisi through Lori 1–2 days
Sights nearby
- Nativity church of the Blessed Virgin MaryChurch 400 m same level
- Stepan Zoryan's House MuseumMuseum 600 m same level
- St. Grigor Narekatsi ChurchChurch 800 m same level
- Sayat-NovaArtwork 850 m same level
- Holy Mother of God ChurchChurch 1000 m same level
- Vanadzor Museum of Fine ArtsMuseum 1.1 km same level
- Viewpoint in VanadzorViewpoint 1.2 km 95 m higher
- TagavoranistArchaeological site 1.3 km 35 m higher
- St. Sarkis Church, VanadzorChurch 1.3 km 25 m higher
- Viewpoint in VanadzorViewpoint 1.4 km same level
Nature nearby
- Hamerashkhutyan PurakPark 350 m same level
- Hrant Matevosyan Park (Railway Workers' Park)Park 400 m same level
- Artsakh ParkPark 450 m same level
- Park near Zoryan House MuseumPark 600 m same level
- Park of the Chemical FactoryPark 850 m same level
Stay nearby
- GugarqHotel 100 m same level
- Arsego HostelHostel 250 m same level
- Down TownGuesthouse 250 m same level
- AnarGuesthouse 300 m same level
- Royal PalaceHotel 400 m same level
- ArgishtiHotel 500 m same level
- LoriGuesthouse 500 m same level
- HermesHotel 700 m same level
- Green houseHotel 850 m 31 m higher
- MagHay B&BGuesthouse 950 m same level
Eat nearby
- ZeppelinPub 100 m same level
- Cafe in VanadzorCafe 100 m same level
- L'AvenueCafe 100 m same level
- PirajokFast food 100 m same level
- MASOOR family RestaurantRestaurant 150 m same level
- Van BoulangerieCafe 150 m same level
- Green CafeCafe 200 m same level
- Shaurma + PepsiFast food 200 m same level
- AMCafe 200 m same level
- LOFT VanadzorCafe 200 m same level
Services nearby
- InecobankATM 50 m same level
- TheopharmaPharmacy 50 m same level
- Good FoodConvenience store 50 m same level
- InecobankBank 50 m same level
- Fast BankBank 50 m same level
- Alfa PharmPharmacy 100 m same level
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.