Sissian
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Sissian Սիսիան |
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| Province : | Sjunik | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 31 ' N , 46 ° 2' E | ||
| Height : | 1600 m | ||
| Residents : | 16,823 (2008) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 4 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+374) +374 2830 | ||
| Community type: | city | ||
| Mayor : | Arthur Sargsjan (independent) | ||
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Sissian ( Armenian Սիսիան ; also transcribed as Sisian ; formerly also Sisavan , Sisawan ; former name Qarakilsə ) is an Armenian city in the province of Sjunik (historically Sangesur ). It is located on both sides of the Vorotan River, six kilometers south of the Yerevan - Meghri highway . On this it is 217 kilometers from the state capital Yerevan and 115 kilometers from the provincial capital Kapan . The former Turkic name of the city Qarakilsə means Black Church .
In Aghitu , five kilometers south-east in the Vorotan valley, a tomb from the 6th / 7th remained. Century preserved. About ten kilometers away on this route are the ruins of the Vorotnavank monastery and the Vorotnaberd fortress .
See also
Web links
Commons : Sissian - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Names Search Results for Sisian - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Census for Sisian (PDF file; 905 kB)
- World Gazeteer: Armenia - World-Gazetteer.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://sisian.am/Pages/DocFlow/Default.aspx?a=v&g=eabdcf19-87e4-4f10-9eb1-ae6566d5d498 (accessed January 4, 2020)