39°45′N 44°48′E / 39.750°N 44.800°E
Surenavan
Սուրենավան | |
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  Surenavan  Surenavan | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′N 44°48′E / 39.750°N 44.800°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Ararat |
| Municipality | Ararat |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,434 |
Surenavan (Armenian: Սուրենավան) is a village in the Ararat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1946 in honor of Suren Spandaryan, a revolutionary.[1] In tourist routes this village is indicated as a “village of storks” due to the birds nesting here.[2]
References edit
- ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 30, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Phoenix (2021-04-08). "White Storks - A Cultural Icon Of Armenia". Phoenix Tour Armenia. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
External links edit
- Surenavan at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazetteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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