Yenokavan
Yenokavan Ենոքավան | |
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![]() Agapa Resort in Yenokavan and surrounding landscape | |
40°54′49″N 45°05′58″E / 40.91361°N 45.09944°E / 40.91361; 45.09944 | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Tavush |
Municipality | Ijevan |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 537 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Yenokavan at GEOnet Names Server |
Yenokavan (Armenian: Ենոքավան) is a village and summer resort in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village is located a few kilometres to the north of the regional capital of Ijevan, close to the main highway. The canyon near the village is lush with forests, rivers and has caves with ancient carvings.
The village features the Yell Extreme Park, an adventure park for various extreme sports. A group of adventurers called the "Yell Extreme Park Team", are planning to install the world's longest zip-line in Yenokavan, at the approximate cost of 200,000 USD.[2]
Toponymy
The village was known as Krdevan until 1935. The village was renamed to Yenokavan in 1935 by the Soviets in honor of Yenok Mkrtumian, the founder of the first Communist party cell in the region.[3]
Gallery
- Apaga Resort in Yenokavan
- Zipline in the Yell Extreme Park
- Lastiver cave complex
- Forests around Yenokavan
References
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ Yenokavan likely to have world's longest zip-line
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 114, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
External links
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- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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