41°12′10″N 45°00′12″E / 41.20278°N 45.00333°E
Berdavan
Բերդավան | |
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![]() A view of Berdavan | |
Coordinates: 41°12′10″N 45°00′12″E / 41.20278°N 45.00333°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Tavush |
Municipality | Noyemberyan |
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Population | |
• Total | 2,987 |
Time zone | UTC+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.
Toponymy
[edit]Historically, the village was called Tkhadzor, then Ghalacha, and in 1978 it was renamed Berdavan.
History
[edit]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.
Gallery
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Berdavan in winter
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Scenery around the village
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Berdavan Fortress
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St. Nshan Church near Berdavan