Yenokavan (Armenian: Ենոքավան) is a village and summer resort in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village is located a few kilometres to the north of the regional capital of Ijevan, close to the main highway. The canyon near the village is lush with forests, rivers and has caves with ancient carvings.

Yenokavan Ենոքավան
Agapa Resort in Yenokavan and surrounding landscape
Yenokavan Show map of Armenia Yenokavan Show map of Tavush
Coordinates: 40°54′49″N 45°05′58″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	537
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Yenokavan at GEOnet Names Server

The village features the Yell Extreme Park, an adventure park for various extreme sports. A group of adventurers called the "Yell Extreme Park Team", are planning to install the world's longest zip-line in Yenokavan, at the approximate cost of 200,000 USD.[2]

Toponymy

The village was known as Krdevan until 1935. The village was renamed to Yenokavan in 1935 by the Soviets in honor of Yenok Mkrtumian, the founder of the first Communist party cell in the region.[3]

Gallery

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  Agapa Resort in Yenokavan
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  Zipline in the Yell Extreme Park
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  Lastiver cave complex
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  Forests around Yenokavan

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] Енокаван