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Jrvezh
Place in Kotayk, Armenia

Jrvezh

Jrvezh, meaning "waterfall", is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located at the eastern outskirts of the capital Yerevan.

Plan a trip to Jrvezh→From Gyumri

The village is 45 km south of the provincial capital Hrazdan, and 9 km from the town of Abovyan.

How locals move

Getting around Jrvezh the local way

  • Get inYou may be denied entry and turned around at the border, which, if you've come by marshrutka/minibus, means that you will be stranded until you are able to find a new bus or hitchhike back to Tbilisi.
  • Get inThere are marshrutkas from Tbilisi to the border for about 17 lari to Yerevan.
  • Get inAlso, several marshrutkas leave daily from Akhalkalaki into Armenia (Gyumri).
  • Get inMarshrutkas pass through Ninotsminda, so it is possible to jump on there.
  • Get inIn both directions, marshrutka leaves quite early in the morning.
  • Get inKapan and Kajaran are more frequently served by marshrutkas, but it is a long and mountainous (and therefore expensive) stretch to the border from there.
  • Get aroundMost inter-city travel is by 14-seat minibuses or buses.
  • Get aroundUnlike many countries in Eastern Europe, many Armenian marshrutkas do not sell tickets beforehand, and do not issue tickets at all.

From Wikivoyage: Armenia, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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