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Lake Sevan
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Sevan National Park
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Sevan National Park
LakeNoratus, Gegharkunik

Lake Sevan

Lake1,900 m elevationBest Jul–Sep
Elevation1,900 mabove sea level
Area1,271 km²surface
Nearest townNoratus16 km
40.31° N, 45.35° EElevation 1,900 mUTC+4 · Armenia Standard Time
When to goNoratus · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec47October
Best timeJul–Sep
October: high / low12° / 5°
Lake

Lake Sevan in brief

Lake Sevan is a lake in Noratus, Gegharkunik, Armenia.

It lies at 1,900 m above sea level and covers about 1,271 km².

The nearest town in the atlas is Noratus, 16 km to the NW, where the weather is best in July, August and September.

Noratus: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Noratus
10°
Partly cloudy now
Wind6 km/h
Humidity76%
Cloud cover58%
Today
22 Oct
12°
10°
6 mm
Fri
23 Oct
13°
9°
Sat
24 Oct
13°
8°
Sun
25 Oct
10°
9°
3 mm
Mon
26 Oct
13°
9°

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The lake's water

Surface, average depth and volume of the lake, and the length of its shore.
Surface1,271 km²
Average depth27 m
Volume32.9 km³
Shoreline234 km
average depth 27 msurface at 1,900 m
When to go

The best months around Lake Sevan

Climate of Noratus

Month score in Noratus

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
46
Jan
45
Feb
36
Mar
26
Apr
36
May
67
Jun
80
Jul
86
Aug
81
Sep
47
Oct
44
Nov
46
Dec
Map

Lake Sevan from above

Nature nearbyAll of Armenia
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Sevan National ParkNational park4.2 kmNSevan National Park
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ShampurRiver14 kmNEShampur
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DzoragyughRiver15 kmSWDzoragyugh
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TsakkarRiver16 kmSWTsakkar
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PambakRiver16 kmNEPambak
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KukudzorRiver17 kmWKukudzor
Summits nearbyMountains of Armenia
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Allaolar23 km NE2,992 mJuly 14°Allaolar
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Asttso champa22 km NE2,972 mJuly 14°Asttso champa
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Kashatagh24 km N2,901 mJuly 15°Kashatagh
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Dambaran21 km NE2,726 mJuly 15°Dambaran
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Napastak21 km NE2,679 mJuly 15°Napastak
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Yeritsasar, Artanish25 km N2,661 mJuly 16°Yeritsasar, Artanish
Stay nearby

Towns close by

Noratus
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Noratus

Gegharkunik · 16 km NW
12°Oct high
9wet days
47score
Noratus
Pambak
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Pambak

Gegharkunik · 17 km NE
12°Oct high
9wet days
46score
Pambak
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Karmirgyugh

Gegharkunik · 17 km W
12°Oct high
9wet days
46score
Karmirgyugh
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Jil

Gegharkunik · 18 km NE
11°Oct high
9wet days
40score
Jil
Around here

Noratus and around

Noratus
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Noratus

Gegharkunik · Armenia
Jul–Sepbest months
20°July high
1,926 maltitude
Noratus

Nature

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
5.3 km N

Gavaraget

River
Gavaraget
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10 km S

Gegharkunik

River
Gegharkunik
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8.1 km SW

Grridzor

River
Grridzor

Mountains

Azhdahak
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26 km SW

Azhdahak

3,598 m · Gegham mountains
Azhdahak
Karmir Katar
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27 km SW

Karmir Katar

3,530 m · Gegham mountains
Karmir Katar
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26 km SW

Western Aghusar

3,458 m · Aghasarq
Western Aghusar

Heritage

Holy Mother of God Church, Noratus
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0.4 km SW

Holy Mother of God Church, Noratus

cultural heritage monument in Armenia · 900
Holy Mother of God Church, Noratus
Dopunc Monastery
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1.2 km S

Dopunc Monastery

cultural heritage monument in Armenia · 900
Dopunc Monastery
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Noratus
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1.2 km S

Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Noratus

cultural heritage monument in Armenia
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Noratus

Museums

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
5.3 km SW

Gavar Art Gallery

Art museum · 1991
Gavar Art Gallery