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Gavar

City in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Gavar

Gavar is a town in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Gavar Municipality and the Gegharkunik Province.

Plan a trip to Gavar From Yerevan

It is situated among the high mountains of Gegham range to the west of Lake Sevan, with an average height of 1982 meters above sea level. Located 98 kilometers east of the capital Yerevan, the town had a population of 20,765 as per the 2011 census. As per the 2022 census, the population of Gavar is 17,741.

Get in

Getting to Gavar

Gavar is about 35 minutes south of Sevan via routes M10 and H39, and 98 km east of Yerevan.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Dari Glukh

    Small fortification at the edge of town.

  2. 02
    Hayravank Monastery

    A rarely visited monastery overlooking Lake Sevan.

  3. 03
    Noratus Khachkar Cemetery

    20 km south of Sevan, near Gavar, is Noratus village, with the largest khachkar cemetery in the world.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Almav
How locals move

Getting around Gavar the local way

  • Get inIf you just want to go to the "kghzi" peninsula with the most popular beaches during the summer, then marshrutkas make frequent trips from Yerevan for cheap.
  • Get inThroughout the year you can take the Ijevan/Dilijan/Noyemberyan marshrutka and hop off at the lake as well, or depending on where you want to go in the region you can take a van directly to Vardenis or Martuni or Kavar.
  • Get aroundAlways offer a little tip in return—the equivalent of a marshrutka ride is common.

From Wikivoyage: Lake Sevan Region, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

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