No way direction north-east! | Checkpoint

June 26th, 2024 by softcivilisation97

We drove the road M17 from Kapan to the Aras river. So we didnt get here, but to the other side of the blocked road. There is a new road avoiding the critical part of M17 that crosses the border to Azerbaidschan right out of Kapan. There were military posts along the Azeri border, but none that controlled the traffic on the road.
But when we reached the Aras river, we found a checkpoint presumable by the border police. They asked for passports and a border permit. We had no such permit, so we drove back. This was only 13 km out of Meghri. So we had no issueb with the border to Azerbaidschan, but the one to Iran.

July 11th, 2023 by instagram.com/de.overlanders

We drove this road coming from Kapan and it was not a problem. On the last section - when you drive along the Iranian border - there were some checkpoints but none of them were manned except for this one. They looked at our passports but let us continue to Meghri.

Leaving Kapan, there was some military presence here and there but none of them stopped us or seemed to mind.

June 3rd, 2022 by pieps13

The road to Karpan is closed from here. There is a military post. Only residents are allowed to pass. The road crosses the Azerbaijani border several times in the direction of Karpan. That will be the reason for the ban.