Berdavan (Armenian: Բերդավան) is a village in 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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Berdavan Բերդավան
A view of Berdavan
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Coordinates: 41°12′10″N 45°00′12″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Government
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,987
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Berdavan, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

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

History

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

References

External links

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• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

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[ru] Бердаван (село)