Stepanavan
Stepanavan | |
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 Frae tap left: Panoramic view o Stepanavan Surp Sarkis Kirk • Stepanavan Dendropark Dountoun Stepanavan Memorial tae Stepan Shahumyan • Stepan Shahumyan Museum Stepanavan central square | |
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  Stepanavan | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′34.65″N 44°23′2.71″E / 41.0096250°N 44.3840861°ECoordinates: 41°00′34.65″N 44°23′2.71″E / 41.0096250°N 44.3840861°E | |
| Kintra |  Armenie |
| Marz | Lori |
| Foondit | 1810 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Sarkis Gharakeshishian Սարգիս Ղարաքեշիշյան |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1375 m (4,511 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 13,086 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GMT +4) |
| Website | Discover Stepanavan |
| Sources: Population[1] | |
Stepanavan (Armenie: Ստեփանավան), is a toun in the Lori Province o Armenia. It is locatit 139 km north o the caipital Yerevan an 24 km north o the provincial centre Vanadzor, in the centre o Yerevan-Tbilisi heich-gate.
Stepanavan wis ane o Armenie's maist famous tourist spots during the Soviet era, but it haed suffered major destruction durin the Spitak yirdquauk o 1988. Nouadays, the ceety is revivin an tourists frae aw ower the warld visit Stepanavan tae enjoy the brawness o ane o Armenie's maist picturesque touns.
Stepanavan wis kent as Jalaloghli (meanin "Son o Jalal" in Turkic) till 1938, referrin tae the Armenie dynasty o Hasan-Jalalyan.
As o the 2011 census, the population o the toun is 13,086.
