Misplaced Pages

#571428

36-600: Abovyan (Armenian: Աբովյան) is a town in the Kotayk Province, Armenia. Abovyan may also refer to: Abovyan Abovyan or Abovian ( Armenian : Աբովյան [ɑbɔvˈjɑn] ) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province . It is located 16 kilometres (10 miles) northeast of Yerevan and 32 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of the province centre Hrazdan . As of

72-560: A Middle Iranian form of Avestan Frazdānu , which in Zoroastrian mythology is the body of water by which Vishtaspa converted to Zoroastrianism. Frazdānu is composed of the elements fraz 'elevated, high' and dānu 'river'. Dānu derives from the same Iranian root as a number of hydronyms in Europe, such as Don , Dnieper , Danube and Dniester . The change of word-initial fr- to hr- can be seen in

108-509: A cinema in Soviet times, which has since been converted into a shopping centre. In 2022, it was announced that Abovyan will be the destination from which to view and visit the World's Largest Statute of Jesus Christ to be erected on Mt. Hatis , accessible by road and aerial lift cable cars estimated to be completed in 2025. In the process of construction, an ancient fortress was discovered in

144-599: A deep gorge as it enters on the western side of the Yerevan city, and then debauchees into the Aras River on the southern side of the city. The geological formations along the river course are made up of lava flows (existing as basalts) generated from three volcanoes in the Gegham range. The lava surfaces represent environments that existed in the form of "lakes, river channels and floodplains". The chronology of landscape of

180-493: A height of 1,450 metres (4,760 feet) above sea level . It is surrounded by Gutanasar volcano of the Gegham mountains from the north, Mount Hatis from the east, the heights of Nork from the south, Hrazdan gorge from the west and Mount Ara from the northwest. The climate is Humid continental ( Köppen : Dfb) and dry with relatively hot summers and cold winters. More than 90% of the town's population are ethnic Armenians․ According to data from 1974, approximately one third of

216-622: A number of Iranian borrowings into Armenian. The Hrazdan is mentioned in Movses Khorenatsi's history. In the history attributed to Sebeos , the form Hurazdan is used, while some later Armenian historians use the form Hurastan . Its name in Turkic languages is Zangu , Zanga , Zangi , or Zengy . It was called Zanga in Tsarist Russian nomenclature. Lake Sevan (with 30 rivers contributing to its storage),

252-527: A purely Armenian population consisting of 158 people, of whom 88 were of local origin and 70 were from Western Armenia , or Iran. The small village of Elar (currently part of Abovyan) remained the largest settlement in the area until 1961, when it was renamed Abovyan in honour of the Armenian writer Khachatur Abovian . 2 years later in 1963, the town of Abovyan was founded by the Soviet government, including

288-596: Is home to the Abovyan City Stadium opened in 1966 with a seating capacity of 3,946, as well as the Gagik Tsaurkyan Sports and Cultural Centre. Abovyan is twinned with: Hrazdan River The Hrazdan ( Armenian : Հրազդան գետ , Hrazdan get ) is a major river and the second largest in Armenia . It originates at the northwest extremity of Lake Sevan and flows south through the Kotayk Province and Armenia's capital, Yerevan ;

324-555: Is one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia who represented Abovyan until 2005. Like many other football clubs in the country, FC Kotayk was forced to default from the Armenian football league and consequently from professional football in 2005, due to financial difficulties. The short-lived King Delux FC represented the town in a single season of the Armenian First League in 2012–13 before going defunct. The town

360-557: Is the largest hydro-power generating scheme in Armenia. This scheme was implemented between 1930 and 1962. These are small- and medium-size projects built as run-of-the river power plants. The seven power stations are: Sevan HEP with installed capacity of 34.2 MW with two units completed in 1949; the Hrazdan HEP of 81.6 MW with two units commissioned in 1959; the Argel HEP with installed capacity of 224 MW completed in 1953;

396-926: The Orbelian Dynasty by prince Ivane Mkhargrdzeli . By the beginning of the 16th century, Eastern Armenia fell under the Persian rule, and Elar became part of the Erivan Beylerbeylik and later of the Erivan Khanate . After the Russian conquest of Armenia in 1828, Elar became part of the Armenian Oblast and subsequently of the Erivan Governorate formed in 1850. At the time of the Russian conquest in 1828, Elar had

SECTION 10

#1732802396572

432-410: The 2022 census, the population of the town was 46,434. With a motorway and railway running through the city connecting Yerevan with the areas of the northeast, Abovyan is considered a satellite city of the Armenian capital. Therefore, Abovyan is generally known as the "northern gate of Yerevan". Abovyan covers an area of around 11 square kilometres (4.2 square miles). The site of present-day Abovyan

468-665: The Arzni HEP with capacity of 70.6 MW with installation of 3 units commissioned in 1956; the Kanaker HEP with installed capacity of 100 MW with 6 units completed in 1936; the Yerevan-1 HEP commissioned in 1962 with installation of 44 MW with 2 units; and the Yerevan-3 with capacity of 5 MW with one unit commissioned in 1960. However, priority of release of water from the lake is for irrigation and accordingly

504-625: The Mazaz canton of the same province. Between the 5th and 7th centuries AD, the region was granted to the Amatuni Armenian noble dynasty. After the Seljuk invasion of Armenia, the area became known as Elar . According to the 13th-century Armenian historian Stepanos Orbelian , Elar became part of the Kingdom of Georgia . Later, the region of Elar was granted to prince Liparit Orbeli of

540-858: The Poli-Serv Factory for polymer products has been operating since 2001. Processed food has been produced by Tamara Factory for dairy products and sweets since 1988, by the Luma Factory for meat products and chips since 1995, by the Sipan Plant for canned food and soft drinks since 2003, and by the Tamara Food Enterprise for convenience food since 2007. As of 2015 , Abovyan has 10 public education schools, 9 kindergartens and 2 state intermediate colleges. 2 major science institutions and research centres are located in Abovyan:

576-677: The Republican Hospital of tuberculosis, and the Institute of Biological Microbes of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences . The town has musical academy as well as an arts school. The town is home to the headquarters of AbovAcademy.com, named as homage to Khachatur Abovyan , the largest technology career center and tutoring program in the Province of Kotayk . FC Kotayk founded in 1955,

612-540: The Soviet days until 2010 when it was entirely renovated and reopened for the public on 28 November of the same year. The other church of the town is the Saint John the Baptist Church opened in 2013 by the efforts of the Armenian businessman Gagik Tsarukyan . The architect of the church is Artak Ghulyan . It is one of the largest places of worship in Armenia. There is a small Molokan Russian community in

648-633: The Suardi Armenia Factory since 1963, Armstone Plant since 1996, Multi Group Stone since 2002, and Italasphalt Factory since 2015. Alcoholic beverages are also produced by several factories including the Samkon Brandy Factory since 1970, Kotayk Brewery since 1974, and the Ginevan Factory for wine, brandy, beer and canned food, since 2011. The Arpimed Pharmaceutical Enterprise has been operating since 1999, while

684-626: The basin varies from −3 °C (27 °F) in January to 26 °C (79 °F) in July with diurnal variation with the lowest night temperature of −15 °C (5 °F) in January and highest day temperature of 44 °C (111 °F) in July. The total flow in the river is 733 million cubic meter. The regulated outflow into the river, which forms the Ararat Valley, is utilized for irrigation and hydro-power benefits. The fauna reported from

720-455: The conquest of the "land of Darani" (the pre-Urartian name of the modern-day Abovyan area). The excavations led by Smbatiants revealed that the area of modern-day Abovyan was inhabited starting from the end of the 4th century BC. During the ancient Kingdom of Armenia , the western area of modern-day Abovyan was part of the Kotayk canton of Ayrarat province, while the eastern area was part of

756-522: The country under a license No. 0108 for generation of electrical energy. Right from the time of acquisition they started rehabilitating the projects to maximize power generation. The works were completed during 2004. The works were carried out under a US$ 25 million loan from the Asian Development Bank . The river water is polluted by effluent flows from agricultural, commercial, industrial, and residential development, but particularly by

SECTION 20

#1732802396572

792-586: The lake consist of the Sevan trout ( Salmo ischchan ) or “Prince Fish,” siga, crucian, carp, crayfish, bojak ( Salmo ischchan danilewskii ) and winter bakhtak ( Salmo ischchan ischchan ) and summer bakhtak ( Salmo ischchan aestivalis ), the river is reported to have species of crayfish as well as karas and crayfish in abundance. The lake waters have been used for irrigation since the 19th century, and from early 20th century hydro-power development has also been implemented. The lake waters were planned to be used through

828-685: The lake in turn is fed by several streams. In the Ararat plain it joins the Aras river along the border with Turkey . Its waters join the Kura river , before flowing into the Caspian Sea. A series of hydro-electric projects have been constructed on the river. Its waters are in demand to irrigate crops. The river is called Ildaruni in Urartian inscriptions. The name Hrazdan derives from

864-470: The largest located in the central part of the country and the Hrazdan River which originates from it, together form the "Sevan-Hrazdan Management Area", which is one of the five sub-basins of the 14 sub-basins of Kura and Araks basins of Armenia. The river originates from the lake at an elevation of 1,900 metres (6,200 ft). The river which flows from the lake in a southern direction passes through

900-597: The power stations are operated. The civil works involved construction of diversion works, open canals or tunnels and power house which over the years were in need of substantial rehabilitation as they were all built around the middle of the twentieth century. In 2003, the International Energy Corporation", a Closed Joint Stock Company, acquired the projects from the Public Services Regulatory Commission of

936-500: The river for irrigating 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres) in the Ararat Valley out of which an irrigation of 80,000 hectares (200,000 acres) was created. The hydro-power development was planned on the river as the Sevan–Hrazdan Cascade involving seven schemes in a 70 kilometres (43 mi) stretch of the river with a total installed capacity of 560 MW with mean annual energy generation of around 500 million kilowatt hours; it

972-405: The river includes 33 species of chironomids and 23 species of blackflies . The chironomids belong to five subfamilies of Tanypodinae , Diamesinae , Prodiamesinae , Orthocladiinae , and Chironominae . 25 species of invertebrates comprising two species of rotifers , 13 species of cladocerans and 10 species of copepods have been recorded in the river. While the fish species contained in

1008-579: The top of Mt. Hatis. Being located just northeast of Yerevan, Abovyan is connected with capital city with buses and minibuses that are in service 24 hours a day. The H-1 Road connects Abovyan with Yerevan, while the M-4 Motorway connects the town with the rest of Armenia. Being a satellite town of the capital Yerevan , Abovyan is connected with the capital city with public vans, locally-known as marshrutka . These vehicles are mainly Russian-made GAZelle vans with 13 seats, having regular trips between

1044-574: The town's population consisted of Armenians who were relocated from Syria , Iran and Lebanon during the 1960s. Small communities of Kurds , Yazidis , Russians and Assyrians also live in the town. The majority of the population of Abovyan are Armenians who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church . The oldest standing church in the town is the Surp Stepanos church dating back to 1851. It remained closed since

1080-414: The town. Abovyan has a cultural palace, a public library and a community creative centre for children and teenagers. The town is also home to a museum dedicated to the brotherhood and friendship between the Armenian and Russian nations, opened in 1982. The recently renovated theatre of Abovyan has a regular schedule of theatrical shows. Abovyan day is celebrated every year in mid October. The town had

1116-631: The two cities throughout the day. Abovyan was founded in the Soviet era as an industrial town. It used to have many large industrial firms until the fall of the Soviet Union , including a concrete factory, a stone-processing plant and a chemicals factory. The town has an industrial district located to the south of the town. The sector is quite diversified, including several types of finished goods and services, such as building materials, processed food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and polymer products. Major firms for building materials production include

Abovyan (disambiguation) - Misplaced Pages Continue

1152-416: The untreated wastewater from Yerevan. This affects the water quality in the river with dissolved oxygen (DO) levels (less than 5% of the saturated dissolved oxygen level) remaining much lower than the permissible limits. A study carried out in 2008 indicates that a 16 km stretch of the river, from 2 km upstream of the Yerevan wastewater outfalls to 14 km below, is insufficiently aerated to provide

1188-467: The upper most layer of basalts indicates an age of 200,000 years. The river drains a total catchment area of 2,566 square kilometres (991 sq mi). Precipitation volume is 1572 million cubic metre from an annual rainfall of 257 millimetres (10.1 in) with a maximum of 43 millimetres (1.7 in) in May and a minimum of 8 millimetres (0.31 in) during August. The average temperature recorded in

1224-494: The village of Elar and the surrounding areas. The modern town was built in 1962–1963 on a plateau located between Hrazdan and Azat rivers. It rapidly developed as an industrial centre within the Armenian SSR . The town was planned to include 8 residential neighbourhoods (locally known as micro-districts), and an industrial district. Abovyan is built on the Kotayk plateau between the rivers of Hrazdan , Azat and Getar at

1260-518: Was previously occupied by a small village known as Elar . One folk tradition connects the name Elar with the legend of Ara the Handsome : the Assyrian queen Semiramis is said to have brought the body of the murdered Armenian king to the village and ordered the inhabitants to shout " el Ara" , meaning "arise, Ara" in Armenian, from which the name Elar supposedly originated. In 1961, the village

1296-576: Was renamed Abovyan in honour of the prominent Armenian writer Khachatur Abovian . In 1963, the urban settlement of Abovyan was officially founded. During excavations in the 1860s led by historian Mesrop Smbatiants, the remains of a 2nd-millennium BC Cyclopean fortress , an ancient cemetery and old shelters with several objects from the three stages of the Bronze Age were found near Abovyan. Smbatiants also found an 8th-century BC Urartian cuneiform inscription left by King Argishti I , referring to

#571428