Vanand, Armavir

40°08′N 43°49′E

Vanand Վանանդ
The Village of Vanand.
Vanand Վանանդ
Coordinates: 40°08′N 43°49′E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Founded	1984
Area
• Total	31.75 km^2 (12.26 sq mi)
Elevation	980 m (3,220 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,036[1]
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

Vanand (Armenian: Վանանդ) is a village located in the southwestern portion of the Armavir Province in Armenia, 5 kilometers from the Armenian border with Turkey.^[2] The village was founded in 1984 from a sovkhoz (collective farm), and was an area that was once closed to foreigners. There is a single school (179 students), house of culture, community center, kindergarten, and no cultural heritage monuments.^[3]

See also

• Armavir Province
• Vanand, an area of historic Armenia

References

1. "Armavir (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
2. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. p. 71. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
3. "Vanand (Armavir)". CAA: Union of Communities of Armenia. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.

External links

• Vanand secondary school