Hrazdan

This mountain town on the Hrazdan River serves as the administrative centre of Armenia's Kotayk region, sitting a short drive northeast of Yerevan. Known until 1959 as Nerkin Akhta, it functions as a road and rail junction in highland terrain, with UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region.

• Population49,500
• Nearest water1.5 km
• Nearest mountain1.2 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1