Yenokavan

Yenokavan
Ենոքավան
Yenokavan
Yenokavan
Coordinates: 40°54′49″N 45°05′58″E / 40.91361°N 45.09944°E / 40.91361; 45.09944Coordinates: 40°54′49″N 45°05′58″E / 40.91361°N 45.09944°E / 40.91361; 45.09944
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Tavush
Population (2011)
 • Total 537
Time zone UTC+4 ( )

Yenokavan (Armenian: Ենոքավան); known as Krdevan until 1935, is a village and summer resort in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1935 in honor of Yenok Mkrtumian, who founded the first Communist party cell in the region.[1]

The village is a few kilometers north of the regional capital of Ijevan, close to the main highway. The canyon behind the village is lush with forest, river and has caves with interesting carvings.[2]

A group of adventurers called "Yel Extreme Park" team, are planning to install the longest zip-line in Yenokavan, with an approximate cost of US$ 200,000.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 114, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
  2. ↑ http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Yenokavan_Village
  3. ↑ Yenokavan likely to have world's longest zip-line

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