Khustup, Mountain peak in Syunik Province, Armenia.
Khustup is the highest summit of the Khustup-Katar range in eastern Syunik Province, 10 km southwest of Kapan, reaching 3206 m. It is built of porphyrites, limestones and marls, exposed as crags, rock walls and scree fields. Frost weathering and rockfall processes dominate, and alpine meadows cover the slopes. Hundreds of springs and streams fed by its melting snow form the Vachagan River.
Khustup is the highest summit of the Khustup-Katar range in Syunik Province, southern Armenia, south of Kapan, reaching 3,206 metres. It is also recorded under the variant names Khostup, Khusdup, Khusdoup, Khusduf and Kustup. Its slopes are the site of fighting associated with the Armenian military and political figure Garegin Njdeh, and he was buried at the mountain's foot.
Garegin Njdeh, the Armenian military and political figure and philosopher, is buried on the slope of Khustup; the sources place his grave at the foot of the mountain, and the village of Bekh lies on the slope. The mountain is also known as Khusdup, Khusdub, Khusdup, Khusduf and Kustup.
The mountain lies 10 km southwest of Kapan, in the Khustup-Katar range of eastern Syunik Province. The village of Bekh sits on its slope, and the Vachagan river flows near the peak. Snowmelt feeds hundreds of springs and streams on the mountain's flanks.
Garegin Njdeh, the Armenian military figure and philosopher, is buried on the slope of Khustup, not marked by a bust below the summit. He fought in the mountain's surroundings, and the village of Bekh lies at its foot.
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