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City in Gegharkunik, Armenia
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Sevan is a city in Lake Sevan Region, Armenia, about 3 km from the lake shore.
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The most visited destination of the lake is the peninsula known as kghzi, meaning island, which it once was before Stalin had much of the water drained from the lake. The monastery is a must, for the great views it affords of the vast lake, most of which visitors never see except from this spot. The monastery is on top of the peninsula hill, and is built of crude black stone on the exterior. The interior has a beautiful old altar used for services by the new seminary down the hill. Steep, rough steps lead up to the monastery.
And of course crayfish/crawdads. These are the main products of the region, and whether you eat the fish barbecued, fried or smoked, it will be delicious. The crawdads with a beer are excellent as well. The Harsnaqar hotel complex near town has some unbelievably good crawdad kebabs, which aren't cheap, but might be worth splurging on.
By train
Trains from Yerevan to Sevan operate in summer months; see the railways service website for a timetable.
Walking around the city is easy on foot. Taxis are plentiful if necessary.
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