Sisian

Sisian Azeri-Black church, also Romanized as Sisavan) is a city in Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 in Syunik

Syunik

Syunik is the southernmost province of Armenia. It borders the Vayots Dzor marz to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave to the west, Karabakh to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital is Kapan...

 province,historical Zangezur

Zangezur

Zangezur may refer to:* Zangezur Mountains, mountain range that defines the border between Armenia and Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic* Syunik, province of Armenia* Kapan, Armenia...

  province. It is located on both banks of Vorotan River, 6 km south of the passing highway Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

 - Meghri

Meghri

Meghri is a city in southern Armenia, located in the Syunik province, near the border with Iran. The city's economy is based on the food industry, and contains a bread-baking factory, canneries and a winery...

, 217 km from Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

 and 115 km from Kapan

Kapan

Kapan ; former names include Ghapan, Ghap’an, Kafin, Kafan, Katan, Qafan, Zangezur, and Madan) is the capital of the Syunik province of Armenia...

. The former name of Sisian, Karakilsa, means "Black Church" in Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani language

Azerbaijani is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...

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Famous people born in Sisian

• Nicholas Adontz
  Nicholas Adontz
  Nicholas Adontz was a prominent Armenian historian, specialist of Byzantine and Armenian studies, and philologist...
  
   (1871-1942), Armenian historian
• Israel Ori
  Israel Ori
  Israel Ori , was a prominent figure of the Armenian national liberation movement and a diplomat that sought the liberation of Armenia from Persia and the Ottoman Empire.-Early life:...
  
  (1658-1711), Armenian diplomat