Kapan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kapan
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Kapan with Mount Khustup in the background
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Syunik
Area
• Total	35.70 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Elevation	905.5 m (2,970.8 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	45,488
• Density	1,274.17/km2 (3,300.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (GMT+4)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (GMT+5)
Website	Kapan Official Website

Kapan is a town in the south of Armenia. It was also named Kafan and Madan. It is the capital of the Syunik Province. In 2010 there 45,488 people. Kapan is the city with the most peoplecity in the province and southern Armenia.

Kapan is from the Armenian word kapel which mean "to lock".

Notable landmarks

• Vahanavank monastery
• Baghaberd and Halidzor Fortresses.
• Tatev Monastery
• Monument to David Bek.
• Kapan College of Music
• Kapan Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum
• Kapan Theatre

Sport

• Gandzasar FC - football club
• Lernagorts Kapan FC - football club

Notable People from Kapan

• Ogtay Asadov - Speaker of National Assembly of Azerbaijan
• Karen Sargsyan - Principal choirmaster of the Armenian Opera Theater
• Tatoul Markarian - Armenian ambassador to United States

Images for kids

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  Baghaberd fortress near Kapan

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  Mount Khustup overlooking the town

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  The "Key of Kajaran" monument in Kapan

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  Vahanavank monastery

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  Holy Mother of God church near the Vahanavank monastery

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  World War II memorial in Kapan

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  The medieval bridge of Kapan

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  Kapan business centre at the Garegin Nzhdeh square

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  Gandzasar Stadium

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  Nagorno-Karabakh War cemetery

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