Vahagn choking the dragons, Yerevan, Armenia

Vahagn choking the dragons

Ваагн-драконоборец · Վահագն Վիշապաքաղի հուշարձան

Vahagn choking the dragons is a statue of Vahagn, a deity from Armenian pagan belief, shown battling dragon-like creatures. In Armenian its name is Vahagn Vishapaqałi hushardzan — Vahagn the dragon-slayer monument.

From 2004 until June 2026 it stood at the junction of Isakov Avenue and Sebastia Street, in Yerevan's Malatia-Sebastia district. It's listed among that district's protected historical and cultural monuments.

The site sits in Yerevan's Malatia-Sebastia district, roughly 1 km west-southwest of Yerevan center (straight-line).

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From Yerevan
~1 km west-southwest

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