Introducing Sisian
Sisian sits on a high plateau where it snows as late as March or April, and the autumn ends early here too. Long miles of cropland are mown from the Spendaryan Reservoir to Goris after its short growing season, and in September the villages stack up with piles of hay, some taller than their houses. Sisian is a fairly quiet country town with a core of early-20th-century buildings. This land below the mountains of Syunik has been inhabited since forever, back to the ages of Neolithic observatories and animal petroglyphs. Some examples have been gathered in the town’s karadaran (stone museum) park. The site of Sisian itself was inhabited as long ago as 2000 BC.
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Sisian is located centrally in the southern end of Armenia and works as a base while heading to or from Yerevan. There’s plenty to see and do in and around Sisian, and other regional sites are accessible from here.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Looking for Armenia advice
by envoyhostel 17 August 2011
Hi Anoosh, I do confirm that the night train from Batumi to Yerevan works only before the 15th of September and after that it changes…
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Re: Ughtasar Tour Guides
by traveltoarmenia 31 July 2011
You have to take the highway Yerevan Goris. At the second cross to Sisian town, there is an hotel Carhunge (about 200 km from Yerevan).…
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RE: 2 weeks in Armenia
by envoyhostel 01 May 2011
You've picked some really nice places to be your bases while in Armenia. I definitely agree with # 1 about Goris as it's nicer than Sisian…
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