Հուշարձան «Վահագն Վիշապաքաղ», Kotayk, Armenia

Monument Vahagn Vishapakagh

Памятник «Ваагн-драконоборец» · Հուշարձան «Վահագն Վիշապաքաղ»

This monument in Abovyan takes its name from Vahagn Vishapakagh (Vahagn the dragon-reaper), a figure from Armenian mythology tied to fire and combat with dragon-serpents. It stands in the town as a piece of public statuary rather than a historic ruin.

Beyond its name and location in Kotayk region, no further details on its history, sculptor, or date are documented.

The monument sits in Abovyan, Kotayk region, about 9 km northeast of Yerevan in a straight line.

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Kotayk
From Yerevan
~9 km northeast

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