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Byuravan (Armenian: Բյուրավան; formerly, Bambakavan, Verin Kuylasar, and Verkhniy Kuylasar) is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.

Byuravan Բյուրավան
Byuravan Show map of Armenia Byuravan Show map of Ararat
Coordinates: 40°00′58″N 44°31′07″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Ararat
Population  (2008)
• Total	1,334
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

History

In 1936-1967 the village was engaged in cotton making, hence the name of the village - Bambakavan. In 1976, on the initiative of Hovhannes Shiraz, the village was renamed Byuravan. Renovated with the help of the community with the support and now the completely destroyed St. Gregory the Illuminator Church is functioning. A memorial fountain was built in the center of the village in memory of 29 fellow villagers who died in the Great Patriotic War. The village is located on the right bank of the Azat River, in the Ararat valley.

Notable people

• Haik M. Martirosyan, grandmaster and World Youth Chess champion

See also

• Ararat Province

References

• Byuravan at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census

На других языках

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- [en] Byuravan

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[ru] Бюраван

Бюраван (арм. Բյուրավան) — село в Араратской области Армении. Основано в 1829 году[1].

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