Zovaber (Armenian: Զովաբեր) is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

Zovaber Զովաբեր
A view of Zovaber
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Coordinates: 40°34′02″N 44°47′22″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Gegharkunik
Founded	1830
Area
• Total	1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation	1,773 m (5,817 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,683
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
Postal code	1509
Zovaber, Gegharkunik at GEOnet Names Server

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Yaydzhi or Yayji.

History

The village was founded in 1830 by emigrants from Maku. The village has a church of St. Stepanos, built in 1860.[2]

Gallery

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  St. Stepanos Church
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  Monument in Zovaber
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  Chapel in Zovaber
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  A view of Zovaber, November 2014
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  Tukh Manuk in Zovaber

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zovaber.

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 41; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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