Zoravan

Zoravan Զորավան
Gharghavank Zoravor Church (foreground) and the village of Zoravan (background) Gharghavank Zoravor Church (foreground) and the village of Zoravan (background)
Zoravan Զորավան
Coordinates:
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Kotayk
Re-founded	1972-80
Government
• Mayor	Gevorg Ghazaryan
Elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	1,267
Time zone	(UTC+4)

Zoravan (Armenian: Զորավան; formerly, Ghargavank and Pokravan; historically and prior to 1972-80, Khacho) is a village situated along the lower slopes of Mount Ara in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The village was established in 1972-80, during which time it was called Pokravan, for the purpose of developing a large stockyard or feedlot that would ultimately be utilized to breed a target of eleven-thousand animals. After reaching capacity, the village was renamed to Zoravan after the nearby Zoravar Church, also known as Gharghavank, built between 661 to 685 by Prince Grigor Mamikonian. The community currently has a school and a kindergarten. Drinking water for the village comes from a source near Karenis, while water for irrigation comes from Lake Sevan.

Gallery

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  Gharghavank in relation to the villages of Zoravan (left) and Yeghvard (right)

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  Gharghavank, 7th c.

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  Funeral chapel adjacent to the church

References

• Zoravan at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia