Is Artik safe? Armenia travel risk
Is Artik safe right now? Checked 26 October 2026
Artik scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Armenia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 5 Sep 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 1 Mar 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Artik scores 39/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Armenia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Artik: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 39 is higher than 40% of the cities we score.
Consult the Armenia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 40.6167° N, 43.9500° E in Shirak, Artik features an altitude of 1782 m. The settlement is located 68.0 km SE from Yerevan.
Shirak
40.6167° N, 43.9500° E
1782 m
Asia/Yerevan
19,543
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Armenia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Artik happened in March, April, May and June (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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