 The region occupies 6500 sq km and 80% of the territory is mountainous, scales and mountain ranges, surrounded by mountain-chains of Zangezur, Meghri and Syunik highland. It has uncommon climate, winters are severe and it snows hard in the highland, summers are hot in the valley and it is cool in the middle zone. The region is rich with mountain-chains, caverns, alpine meadows, cool, sweet springs and numerous mineral waters. Medieval Syunik was rich with fortresses.
The center of the region is KAPAN, situated at an altitude 750m above sea level. |
