For the town southwest of Sisian, formerly also called Sisian, see Hatsavan, Syunik.Sisian (Armenian: Սիսիան), is a town in the southern Syunik Province of Armenia. It is located on Vorotan River, 6 km south of the Yerevan-Meghri highway, at a distance of 217 km from Yerevan and 115 km from Kapan.Sisian was known as Sisakan, Sisian and Sisavan during the ancient times and later in the middle ages.