The Vachagan (Armenian: Վաչագան) is a river in the southern Syunik Province of Armenia. The river has a length of 5 km and flows through the town of Kapan.[1] It is a tributary of the Voghji. Its origin is at the northern edge of Mount Khustup in the Syunik Mountains range. It has a basin of 35 km2.

Vachagan
The Vachagan in Kapan
Location
CountryArmenia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Khustup, Syunik Mountains
 • elevation1,050 m (3,440 ft)
MouthVoghji
 • location
Kapan
 • coordinates
39°12′00″N 46°24′23″E / 39.2001°N 46.4063°E / 39.2001; 46.4063
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVoghjiArasKuraCaspian Sea

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  1. ^ Holding, Deirdre; Allen, Tom (12 December 2018). Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh : the Bradt travel guide (5 ed.). Bucks, England. pp. 358–363. ISBN 9781784770792. OCLC 1083798204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)