Kapan 1024563 224748463 2008-07-10T06:57:33Z 164.143.240.34 {{Onesource|date=July 2007}} {{Infobox City |official_name = Kapan <br /> Կապան |name_local = Կապան |image_skyline = |imagesize = 250px |pushpin_map = Armenia |mapsize = 150px |map_caption = Location of Kapan in Armenia |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]<br>[[Administrative divisions of Armenia|Marz]] |subdivision_name = {{ARM}}<br>[[Syunik]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = [[Armen Karapetian]] |area_magnitude = 1 E9 |area_total_km2 = 36 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2005 (est.) |population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armenianow.com/archive/2005/eng/?go=pub&id=934&issue_id=95# |title=Syunik: Working hard or hardly working |accessdate=2007-06-10}}</ref> |population_total = 45,700 |population_metro = |population_density_km2 = 1269.4 |timezone = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT+4]] |utc_offset = +4 |timezone_DST = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT+5]] |utc_offset_DST = +5 |latd=39 |latm=12 |latNS=N |longd=46 |longm=24 |longEW=E |elevation_m = 905.5 }} [[Image:Khustup from Kapan.JPG|300px|thumb|left|Mountain Khustup from Kapan]]'''Kapan''' [[Image:Kapan. Monument to David Bek.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Kapan. Monument to [[David Bek]].]]({{lang-hy|Կապան}}; former names include '''Ghapan''', '''Kafan''', and '''Madan''') is the capital of the [[Syunik]] province (''[[Administrative divisions of Armenia|marz]]'') of [[Armenia]]. With a population of about 45,700, Kapan is struggling to cope with the realities of post-[[Nagorno-Karabakh War|Karabakh war]] and post-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] society. However, there are signs of growth and development. Kapan is primarily a mining town, hence its [[Persian language|Persian]] name of the [[Qajar]] time معدن (Ma'dan, meaning Mine). Kapan's industry is dependent on the newly privatized [[polymetallic]] deposit, though additional operations have developed including mining support services, commercial scale [[animal husbandry]], and an expanding retail sector. Local areas of interest include the [[Vahanavank]] [[monastery]], and the Baghaberd and Halidzor [[fortress]]es. ==Sport== *[[FC Gandzasar Kapan]] - football club *[[Syunik Kapan]] - football club ==Sister cities== * {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Glendale, California|Glendale]]''', [[California]], [[United States]] == References == <references /> ==External links== * [http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Kapan_Town More information on the region] {{coor title dm|39|12|N|46|24|E|region:AM_type:city}} {{Cities and towns in Armenia}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Armenia]] {{Armenia-geo-stub}} [[bg:Капан (град)]] [[de:Kapan]] [[et:Kapan]] [[es:Kapan]] [[fa:کاپان]] [[fr:Kapan]] [[hy:Կապան]] [[id:Kapan]] [[it:Kapan]] [[new:कपन]] [[pl:Kapan]] [[ro:Kapan]] [[ru:Капан]]