Mountains of Armenia
A view of Mount Aragats.
Armenia a land of rugged mountains and extinct volcanoes, its highest point is Mount Aragats, 13,435 ft (4,095 m).
Mountain ranges
- Javakheti mountain range
- Armeno-Georgian mountain range
- Bazum mountain range, spanning east-west in the Shirak and Lori provinces in Northern Armenia
- Pambak mountain range, spanning northwest-southeast in the Lori and Kotayk provinces
- Gugarik mountain range
- Oskepat mountain range
- Murghaz mountain range
- Areguni mountain range
- Sevan mountain range, east of Lake Sevan along the border with Azerbaijan
- Tsaghkuni mountain range
- Gegham mountain range
- Vardenis mountain range
- Vayots Dzor mountain range
- Zangezur mountain range, in the southern Armenian province of Syunik
- Bargushat mountain range
- Meghri mountain range
Prominent peaks
| Name | Elevation (m) | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Aragats | 4095 | Aragatsotn |
| Arailer | 2577 | Aragatsotn |
| Tezh | 3101 | Triple point of Aragatsotn, Lori, Kotayk |
| Achkasar | 3196 | Border of Shirak Province and Lori |
| Urasar | 2992 | Border of Shirak Province and Lori |
| Lalvar | 2545 | Lori |
| Chatin | 2246 | Lori |
| Teghenis | 2851 | Kotayk |
| Murghuz | 2993 | Tavush |
| Artanish | 2460 | Gegharkunik |
| Kashatagh | 2901 | Gegharkunik |
| Koshadagh | 3317 | Gegharkunik |
| Azhdahak | 3598 | Gegharkunik |
| Spitakasar | 3560 | Gegharkunik |
| Geghasar | 3443 | Gegharkunik |
| Vardenis | 3520 | Gegharkunik |
| Gndasar | 2947 | Vayots Dzor |
| Kezelboghaz | 3594 | Syunik |
| Metz Ishkhansar | 3552 | Syunik |
| Khustup | 3214 | Syunik |
| Baghats | 3256 | Syunik |
| Kaputjugh | 3906 | Syunik |
| Aramazd | 3392 | Syunik |
| Urts | 2445 | Ararat |
| Ktuts | 2300 | Ararat |
| Arteni | 2047 | Aragatsotn |
See also
References
- "Հայաստանի ամենաբարձր լեռները - vahemart - LiveJournal". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԱՇԽԱՐՀԱԳՐԱԿԱՆ" (PDF). Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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