Yeghegnadzor

Yeghegnadzor Եղեգնաձոր
Yeghegnadzor
Yeghegnadzor Եղեգնաձոր
Coordinates: 39°45′40″N 45°20′00″E
Kintra	Armenie
Marz	Vayots Dzor
Govrenment
• Mayor	Sirekan Babayan
Elevation	1194 m (3,917 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	8,200
• Density	112.7/km2 (292/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (GMT +4)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (GMT+5)
Sources: Population

Yeghegnadzor (Armenie: Եղեգնաձոր; aunciently, Yeghegik, till 1935, Keshishkend, frae 1935–1957, Mikoyan) is the caipital of the Armenie province o Vayots Dzor. The name o the ceety means "the valley o canes" in the Armenie leid. Durin Joseph Stalin's time, the ceety wis renamit efter Soviet politeecian Anastas Mikoyan. The toun is locatit 123 km sooth o the caipital Yerevan, on a sma river cried "Serkoghunk" (Armenie: Սրկողունք), at a hicht o 1194 meters abuin sea level.

General information

Yeghegnadzor is ane o the auncient settlements o the historic province o Syunik athin Greater Armenie (Armenia Mayor). It wis mentioned in history syne the 5t century. The ruins o a medieval fortress coud be foond near the ceety.

The main economical activities in the ceety are based on construction sector an industrie. The maist important industrial firm o the ceety is the wine factory. There are mony firms as well for electro-mechanical tuils production. Lichter productions o canned fuids, textile an jewellery are foond in the toun an aw.

In the suburbs o Yeghegnadzor, agriculture remains the main activity o the population.

Education an sports

The toun haes fower public education schuils, three kindergartens, ane intermediate college, ane muisic an airt schuil an ane sport schuil. The geological museum o the toun wis opened in 2002. Yeghegnadzor is hame tae Arpa Yeghegnadzor fitbaa club which is currently inactive.

Nerabi attractions

• Proshaberd fortress (Boloraberd fortress) o the 13t century, locatit few kilometers tae the north-east o Yeghegnadzor, near the veelage o Gladzor.
• The historical "University o Gladzor" o the 13t century, locatit in the veelage o Gladzor juist ootside Yeghegnadzor.
• Noravank Monastery o the 13t century, locatit few kilometers awa frae Yeghegnadzor, tae the soothwast o the toun.
• Spitakavor monastery o the Holy Mither o God built in 1321, locatit juist tae the north o Yeghegnadzor near Proshaberd fortress.

Gallery

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  Surb Astvatsatsin kirk o Yeghegnadzor
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  Spitakavor Surb Astvatsatsin Kirk o Yeghegnadzor
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  Surp Astvatsatsin kirk o Noravank

References

• Yeghegnadzor at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 125; oreeginal airchived at Archive.org, an current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

Freemit airtins

• Cilicia.com entry on the region Archived 2021-04-27 at the Wayback Machine