opened in December 2001 and is regulated by the Diocese of Syunik of the Armenian Apostolic Church, based in the nearby town of Goris. The town is served by the Kapan Medical Center, which was fully modernized in 2015. Culture The historic part of Kapan is located around km west of the modern-day town. As one of the historic settlements of Armenia, Kapan and the surrounding areas are home to many heritage monuments of Armenian architecture, including: Baghaberd Fortress of the 4th century, also known as the castle of Davit Bek. The medieval bridge of Kapan dating back to 871. Tatev Monastery of the 9th century, founded in the place of an ancient tabernacle well known in ancient times. Vahanavank Monastery of the 11th century. Halidzor Fortress of the 17th century. The town has several statues of prominent Armenian patriotic figures, such as the equestrian statue of Davit Bek erected in 1983, and Garegin Nzhdeh's memorial opened in 2001. Other decorative statues in the town include the bear statue of Kajaran's Key erected in 1966, the statue of the Girl from Zangezur erected in 1978, the World War II memorial opened in 1987, and the memorial to Armenian genocide erected in 1988. Currently, the town is home to the Kapan Museum of Geology and the Kapan history museum named after Shmavon Movsisyan. Other cultural institutions of Kapan include the Children's School of Fine Arts opened in 1972, the House of Culture opened in 1977, the Children's School of Arts opened in 1981, the public library, the children's and youth creativity centre opened in 1990, the Alexander Shirvanzade drama theatre of Kapan, as well as two schools of music, which opened in 1977 and 1986. A branch of the Modern Art Museum of Yerevan is also operating in Kapan. The Wings of Tatev cableway connecting Halidzor village with the Tatev Monastery is located north of Kapan. It is the longest reversible aerial tramway built in one section only. Media Kapan has two local TV companies: Khustup TV and Sosi TV. Khustup TV was founded in 2004 and covers the entire region of Syunik. Sosi TV was founded in 2012 and covers the central and southern parts of Syunik. Transportation The M-2 main road that connects the capital Yerevan with southern Armenia, the Iranian border, and the Artsakh Republic, passes through Kapan. In late 2008, the road between Kapan and Meghri on