Azatan
in Shiraki Marz, Armenia

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
40.720 and 43.827 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 40° 43' 10" and E 43° 49' 38"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dram - AMD
Spoken languages:
Armenian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:04 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Asia/Yerevan
UTC/GMT offset: 4 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:53 am and 7:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Armenia in Western Asia

Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Armenia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Armenia. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Delve into Azatan

Azatan in Shiraki Marz with it's 4,448 habitants is located in Armenia about 52 mi (or 83 km) north-west of Yerevan, the country's capital town.

Current time in Azatan is now 11:04 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Yerevan with an UTC offset of 4 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Azatan, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Armenia is Gyumri Shirak Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Armenia is Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots in a distance of 46 mi (or 74 km), South-East.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gyumri, Akyaka, Basgedikler, Dogruyol and Arpacay. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature -5°C / 23 °F
Evening Temperature 4°C / 40 °F
Night Temperature -0°C / 31 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 45%
Air Pressure 1024 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 1% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 29th of March 2024

7°C (45 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

11°C (53 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

10°C (50 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Զինվորական շքերթ Գյումրի ՄԱՍ 1, Military Parade Gyumri Part 1, военный парад Гюмри часть 1

Published: May 11, 2014
Length: 32:04 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Zohrap Yeganyan

Զինվորական շքերթ Գյումրի, Military Parade in Gyumri, военный парад Гюмри.


Gyumri (Mer harazat qaxaq)

Published: November 17, 2013
Length: 17:16 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Ashot Hakobyan

Gyumri (Our own town) Гюмри (Наш родной город) Գյումրի (Մեր հարազատ քաղաք)


Gyumri shootings and Base 102

Published: March 06, 2015
Length: 20:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Caucasian Knot English

On the night of January 12 this year, six members of the Avetisyan family were shot dead in Gyumri. On January 19, the only survivor - the six-month-old Sergey Avetisyan - died in hospital....


Award Ceremony - Gyumri, 11 April 2015

Published: April 12, 2015
Length: 23:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Eva Arakelyan

Sport Dance Competition - Gyumri, Armenia - 11 April, 2015.


Solo 3 Bronz - Gyumri, 11 April 2015

Published: April 12, 2015
Length: 23:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Eva Arakelyan

Sport Dance Competition - Gyumri, Armenia - 11 April, 2015.


Գյումրու կենցաղի անկյուն / Gyumri folk corner

Published: July 21, 2014
Length: 47:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gyumri Folk Corner


Wedding Procession in Gyumri

Published: December 15, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Emily Berg

A traditional Armenian weddingn procession.


Gyumri 2014

Published: March 16, 2015
Length: 00:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Edik Dokholyan


TARREGA, CALATUYUDE(RENAISSANCE 7-th festival in GYUMRI)

Published: April 13, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: olik karap

ԳՅՈՒՄՐԻ, ՎԵՐԱԾՆՈՒՆԴ CALATUYUDE- FANDANGUILO, TARREGA- ESTUDIO.


MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

Published: December 18, 2013
Length: 05:29 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: TheParosFoundation

Gyumri, Armenia— Just prior to Christmas, 2012 the Poghosyan family's makeshift home—commonly known as a "domik" caught fire and burnt. Homeless and struggling from their loss, the family...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Shirak Airport

Shirak International Airport is an international airport serving Gyumri and the province of Shirak, Armenia. It is located about 5 km from the center of Gyumri. The airport was inaugurated in 1961, and is the second largest airport in the country, after Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport. The airport has scheduled flights to Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and Sochi.

Located at 40.7503, 43.8592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Armenia

Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway

The Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway line is a railway line that runs from the city of Kars in Turkey to the Armenian city of Gyumri, then from there on to Tbilisi, Georgia. Originally completed in 1899, the railway was highly important during the Soviet era, both as the only rail link between Turkey and the USSR (Kars-Gyumri), and one of the two main railway connections between Armenia and other Soviet Republics (Gymri-Tbilisi).

Located at 40.7356, 43.7869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Defunct railroads, International railway lines, Rail transport in Turkey, Rail transport in Armenia, Rail transport in Georgia (country), Cross-border railway lines in Turkey, Railway lines in Turkey, Railway lines in Armenia, Railway lines in Georgia (country), Rail infrastructure in Asia

Gharibjanyan

Gharibjanyan (Armenian: Ղարիբջանյան, also Romanized as Gharibjanian, Karibdzhanyan, Garibjanyan, and Garibdzhanyan; formerly, Gharakilisa, then until 1935, Alexandrovka and Aleksandrovka) is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1935 in honor of Bolshevik leader Bagrat Gharibjanian, killed in 1920.

Located at 40.7461, 43.7969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Shirak Province


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Karakhs, Pokr Karakilisa, Azatan, Karakilisa, Ազատան, Азатан