Stepanavan Dendropark

#16 among destinations in Armenia

Top attraction, Relax in park, Park

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Facts and practical information

Officially Sochut Dendropark named after Edmund Leonowicz, commonly knowns as Stepanavan Dendropark, is an arboretum located near the Gyulagarak village, Lori Province, Armenia. Located around 85 km north of the capital Yerevan, the park was founded in 1931 by Polish engineer-forester Edmund Leonowicz. The arboretum is 35 ha in total of which 17.5 ha consist of natural forest and 15 ha of ornamental trees. ()

Local name: Ստեփանավանի դենդրոպարկ Established: 1931 (93 years ago)Elevation: 5030 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°56'7"N, 44°29'3"E

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Stepanavan Dendropark – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hnevank, Lori Fortress, House-museum of Stepan Shahumyan, Gargar.

5.3 miE
Monastery
Hnevank, Stepanavan
137 min walk • Hnevank is a 7th-12th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, located near the village of Kurtan in the Lori Province of Armenia. The monastery is situated on a hill within a gorge, near where the Dzoraget and Gargar rivers join.
5.4 miNW
Ruins, Historical place, Forts and castles
Lori Fortress, Stepanavan
138 min walk • Lori Fortress is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located near the Lori Berd village in Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.
7.3 miNW
41°0'32"N • 44°23'2"E
House-museum of Stepan Shahumyan, Stepanavan
186 min walk • History museum, Museum
2.7 miNW
Neighbourhood, Hotel
Gargar
68 min walk • Gargar is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, founded in 1790. After Lori was liberated from the Persian yoke by special decree and joined Tsarist Russia in 1801, many families abandoned their settlements and permanently inhabited the liberated villages in Lori.

Stepanavan Dendropark

Facts and practical information

Stepanavan Dendropark plan & book

Stepanavan Dendropark – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Hnevank, Stepanavan

Lori Fortress, Stepanavan

House-museum of Stepan Shahumyan, Stepanavan

Gargar