How far is Yerevan from the sea?

Yerevan lies well inland, 290 km (180 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Ajaria, Georgia.

To the coast

290 km

180 miles · straight line

Nearest land border

21 km

with Turkey

Setting

Far inland

317th farthest from the sea of 861 cities

YerevanNearest point on the coast

How far are you from the sea?

Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.

Yerevan at a glance

Coordinates
40.1776° N, 44.5126° E
Region
Erevan, Armenia
Distance to the coast
290 km (180 miles), in a straight line
Nearest point on the coast
41.6735° N, 41.6920° E (Ajaria, Georgia)
Nearest land border
21 km (13 miles), with Turkey

Nearby cities and the coast

CityCountryTo the coast
TbilisiGeorgia255 km (158 miles)
TabrizIran228 km (142 miles)
MosulIraq545 km (339 miles)
ErbilIraq476 km (296 miles)
DiyarbakırTurkey333 km (207 miles)
BakuAzerbaijan0.4 km (0.2 miles)

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Questions

How far is Yerevan from the sea?

Yerevan lies well inland, 290 km (180 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Ajaria, Georgia.

Is that the driving distance?

No. 290 km (180 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.

How far is Yerevan from the nearest border?

Yerevan is 21 km (13 miles) from the nearest land border, with Turkey, in a straight line.

Where in Yerevan is this measured from?

From the city's centre point (40.1776° N, 44.5126° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.

Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.