Vardak’ar
in Shiraki Marz, Armenia

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
40.664 and 43.919 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 40° 39' 51" and E 43° 55' 7"
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: 11:00 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Asia/Yerevan
UTC/GMT offset: 4 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:52 am and 8:08 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
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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: 2024-05-08 08:04:21

Discover Vardak’ar

Vardak’ar in Shiraki Marz is a town in Armenia about 46 mi (or 74 km) north-west of Yerevan, the country's capital city.

Current time in Vardak’ar is now 11:00 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Yerevan with an UTC offset of 4 hours. We know of 9 airports near Vardak’ar, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Armenia is Gyumri Shirak Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), North-West. 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 40 mi (or 65 km), South-East.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gyumri, Akyaka, Basgedikler, Armavir and Dogruyol. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 43%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 3% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 10th of May 2024

16°C (61 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

12°C (54 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

18°C (64 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

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....


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


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...


my first snowkiting

Published: March 06, 2015
Length: 07:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hayk Kharatyan

place: Armenia, Ghukasyan region kite: Ocean Rodeo Rise 10m (2010) wind: 10-12m/s north-south.


AREGAKS from the AREGAK

Published: July 28, 2013
Length: 39:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: utyk utyc

movie is made by participants (from Armenia, Liechtenstein, Austria, Georgia, Poland) of a video workshop, organized as a part of Youth Exchange- Gyumri (Armenia) 19-27.07.2013.


Գյումրիում 92-ամյա միայնակ կինն ապրում է խարխլված տնակում

Published: May 03, 2013
Length: 57:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: "Shirak Centre" NGO

«Շիրակ կենտրոնն» իր նախորդ մի շարք հրապարակումներում ու տեսանյութերում բազմիցս է անդրադարձել Գյումրու...


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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.

Horom, Armenia

Horom (Armenian: Հոռոմ, also Romanized as Orom and Horrom) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. Located 1 km east of Horom and situated upon two large hills south of the main road and opposite of the dam and reservoir is the ancient Bronze Age through Urartian Citadel of Horom. Not far from this location in Ghak and Shvaghtapa are two Urartian cyclopean forts.

Located at 40.6542, 43.8822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Shirak Province

Meghrashen

Meghrashen (Armenian: Մեղրաշեն, also Romanized as Megrashen; formerly, Kazanchi) is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

Located at 40.6758, 43.9486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Shirak Province

Hovtashen, Shirak

For the town in Ararat Province, see Hovtashen.

Located at 40.6667, 43.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Shirak Province

Panik, Armenia

Panik (Armenian: Փանիկ, also Romanized as P’anik; formerly, Kyavtarlu) is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town has a Catholic majority.

Located at 40.6564, 43.9364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Shirak Province

Vardakar

Vardakar (Armenian: Վարդաքար; formerly, Tomartash) is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

Located at 40.6667, 43.9167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Shirak Province

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vardak’ar.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Tomartash, Vardakar, Vardak’ar, Վարդաքար