Map of Abovyan, Armenia

Abovyan is a city in Kotayk, Armenia, with a population of about 50,556. It lies at 40.2737°N, 44.6335°E. Abovyan is about 14 km (9 mi) northeast of Yerevan, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yerevan, 14 km to the southwest.

Abovyan at a glance

Where is Abovyan?

• The 4th largest city in Armenia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 18 min on the shortest day to 15 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Abovyan

• Yerevan — 14 km southwest
• Hrazdan — 27 km northeast
• Vagharshapat — 31 km southwest
• Vanadzor — 60 km north
• Iğdır — 63 km southwest, Turkey
• Gyumri — 88 km northwest
• Doğubayazıt — 93 km southwest, Turkey
• Poldasht — 110 km south, Iran
• Maku — 110 km south, Iran
• Naxçıvan — 136 km southeast, Azerbaijan

Largest cities in Kotayk

• Hrazdan — 49,500

Largest cities in Armenia

• Yerevan — 1,144,700
• Gyumri — 114,667
• Vanadzor — 78,100
• Hrazdan — 49,500
• Vagharshapat — 47,989

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.