Is Kapan safe? Armenia travel risk
Is Kapan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kapan 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.
Kapan 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 Kapan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and natural hazards (33/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Armenia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Syunik’ (39.2011° N, 46.4150° E), Kapan sits 195.8 km NW from Yerevan at 774 m elevation.
Syunik’
39.2011° N, 46.4150° E
774 m
Asia/Yerevan
43,190
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kapan happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.6 on 5 Oct 2022 (143 km away) — USGS details
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