Ijevan
Իջևան | |
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 From top left: Aghstev River • Ijevan central park Ijevan Vineyards • Mother Armenia Ijevan Wildlife Sanctuary • Ijevan Dendropark Ijevan skyline and Gugark mountains | |
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  Ijevan  Ijevan | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′45″N 45°08′50″E / 40.87917°N 45.14722°E | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Province | Tavush |
| Municipality | Ijevan |
| Founded | 1780s |
| City status | 1961 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,081 |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 4001, 4002 |
| Area code | (+375) 263 |
| Vehicle registration | 57 |
| Ijevan at GEOnet Names Server | |
Ijevan (Armenian: Իջևան [id͡ʒɛˈvɑn]) is a town and urban municipal community in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, also serving as the province's administrative centre. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Gugark Mountains, on the shores of Aghstev River. Ijevan is the seat of the Diocese of Tavush of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Ijevan is located at a road distance of 137 km northeast of Yerevan.[2] The Yerevan-Tbilisi highway passes through Ijevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 21,081,[1] making it the most populated town in the province. Ijevan is also famous for its beautiful mountains.
- ^ a b Statistical Committee of Armenia. "2011 Armenia census, Tavush Province" (PDF).
- ^ "Malcolm Simpson, Community-Based Economic Development Strategy, City of Ijevan, Armenia, 2003-2006" (PDF). 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2008-06-06.