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Berdavan, Armenia

Coordinates: 41°12′10″N 45°00′12″E / 41.20278°N 45.00333°E / 41.20278; 45.00333
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41°12′10″N 45°00′12″E / 41.20278°N 45.00333°E / 41.20278; 45.00333

Berdavan
Բերդավան
A view of Berdavan
A view of Berdavan
Berdavan is located in Armenia
Berdavan
Berdavan
Berdavan is located in Tavush
Berdavan
Berdavan
Coordinates: 41°12′10″N 45°00′12″E / 41.20278°N 45.00333°E / 41.20278; 45.00333
CountryArmenia
ProvinceTavush
MunicipalityNoyemberyan
Government
Population
 • Total
2,987
Time zoneUTC 4 (AMT)
Berdavan, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Berdavan (Armenian: Բերդավան) is a village on the Kolb River in the Noyemberyan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village is located about 2 km north of the town of Noyemberyan, and near the villages of Dovekh, Koghb and Zorakan. Berdavan Fortress is located on a nearby hilltop.

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Historically, the village was called Tkhadzor, then Ghalacha, and in 1978 it was renamed Berdavan.

History

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The village of Ghalacha was relocated in 1893 – 1900. The relocation was due to the presence of mosquitos which were thought to bring malaria, but at the new site there were problems with access to drinking water.[citation needed] The school in Ghalacha was opened in 1906, after a period when there were no official schools in the area.[citation needed]

During the Second World War, Berdavan lost more than half of its male population, and during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War the village was heavily shelled. The village has a monument dedicated to the people who died in World War II.

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References

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  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
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