31.10.2019

Armenia Vanadzor city. Open the left menu Vanadzor. A brief excursion into history

Based: Bronze Age, city from 1828

Population: 86,199 people (2011)

Postcode: 2001-2024

Telephone code: +374 (322)

Time: UTC+4

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Vanadzor
arm. Վանաձոր
before 1935 Karaklis
in 1935-1993 Kirovakan

Economy

Production

Developed chemical, machine-building, light, food industry, there is a thermal power plant.

Enterprises

  • Vanadzor Plant of High Temperature Heaters
  • Vanadzor shoe factory
  • JSC "Vanadzorkhimprom"
  • Sewing enterprise "Bazum Firma"
  • Garment factory "Gloria"
  • Sewing factory "Sarton"
  • Enterprise for the production of heating equipment "Jerutsokh"
  • Enterprise for the production of auto parts and heating equipment CJSC "Slatsk"
  • Research and Production Enterprise of Polymer Composite Materials "GIPC"
  • Enterprise for the production of gas equipment "Avtogen-M"

Banks

Branches of the following banks are located in Vanadzor:

  • "VTB Bank Armenia" (3 branches)
  • "Converse Bank" (2 branches)
  • "Araratbank" (2 branches)
  • "Akba-Credit Agricole Bank"
  • "Anelik Bank"
  • "Byblos Bank Armenia"
  • "Unibank"
  • "Procreditbank"
  • "Inecobank"
  • "Ardshininvestbank"
  • Ameriabank

and several credit institutions.

Trade

The city has a well-developed retail and service network. Such republican networks are represented as:

  • "Beko"
  • "Arai"
  • "Fine"
  • "Vega"
  • "Tashir Pizza"
  • "Ideal System"
  • "Jazzve"

supermarket "VA BA" and others.

Transport

Vanadzor station on the Tbilisi-Gyumri railway line is located within the city. The distance along the highway to Yerevan is 125 kilometers, to Tbilisi - 146 kilometers. Center of highways to Yerevan (Dilijan - Sevan), Gyumri, Tbilisi (Alaverdi), Tashir. Developed intracity network fixed-route taxis(20 routes), taxi.

Culture and education

There is a school of painting in Vanadzor, the works of its most gifted pupils are successfully demonstrated at republican and international exhibitions. The local art gallery plays an important role in the promotion of painting. One of the centers cultural life city ​​is the State Drama Theater. Hovhannes Abelyan. Puppet show.

There are a number of higher education institutions operating in Vanadzor:

Trains personnel for the entire northern Armenia and the Armenian regions of Georgia. Today, approximately 70% of the region's workers in the field of general education are graduates of VSU named after O. Tumanyan (former VSPI).

  • branch of the State Agrarian University of Armenia
  • "European Academy" branch of the Yerevan European Academy

Several secondary vocational schools:

  • Instrument-Making College
  • Chemical Technology College
  • Construction and Trade and Economic College
  • State farm-technical school
  • School of Music
  • Medical School

Composer Edward Kzartmyan created the first music school in the city. There are currently 5 such schools.

The Vanadzor Musical College prepares personnel for the entire northern Armenia.

About 30 secondary schools.

Religion

There are four temples in the center of the city:

  • Holy Mother of God (1831),
  • St. Sargis (1998),
  • St. Gregory the Illuminator (2005) and
  • Russian Church of the Nativity Holy Mother of God (1895).

Sport

The sports life of the city, as well as the region as a whole, reflected football club"Lori". But due to the financial crisis that overtook the club, it was disbanded in 2006. There are several sports schools in the city: athletics, weightlifting, sambo, etc. Two indoor swimming pools. Sports complex. Lori Stadium, which is at the preliminary stage of reconstruction.

Mass media

A television

The following TV channels broadcast in the city:

  • Armenia 1
  • Second Armenian TV Channel
  • Armenia tv
  • Yerkir Media
  • Gift 21
  • Channel 9 (Vanadzor)
  • Mig (Vanadzor)
  • Lori (Vanadzor)
  • First channel
  • Russia Culture
  • Russia 1

Radio

The radio stations currently operating in the city are:

  • Public Radio of Armenia
  • MIG radio
  • Nor radio
  • Radio France Internationale
  • Radio VAN
  • Radio Ardzagank
  • Radio Eye
  • TRT-FM
  • Russian radio
  • jazz radio
  • Lori (Vanadzor)
Official language Population Density

4,296 people/km²

National composition Confessional composition Names of residents

Vanadzor people

Timezone Telephone code Postal codes car code Official site

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Story

The former name is Karaklis or Karakilise (tour. Kara kilise - “black church”), this name is explained by the fact that in the city until 1828 there was a black church, on the site of which a new one was built in 1831. March 5, 1935, after the death of Kirov, the city was renamed Kirovakan. The city received its current name in 1993.

Information about the medieval settlement of Karaklis has not been preserved. In 1801, Lori, along with Georgia, joined Russia, and Karakilis became a border garrison town. Later, in 1830, after the annexation of Eastern Armenia to Russia, several hundred Armenian families settled in the city, migrating from the cities of Western Armenia - Kars, Ardagan, Bayazet and Erzrum. Since 1849, Karaklis was part of the Erivan Governorate. According to the census Tsarist Russia In 1897, the population of Karaklis (Big and Small Karaklis) was 7,385.

IN Soviet time after the war a number of buildings were built. The project was carried out by the famous Armenian architect Hovhannes Markaryan. According to his project, the City Council, a hotel and residential buildings were built on Kirov Square.

Climate

The climate is mountainous continental with cold winter and cool summers, very changeable. Temperature fluctuations are very high, medium winter temperatures from +4 to -18, and summer from +4 to +24. strong winds practically absent. Climate of Vanadzor
Month Jan Feb March Apr May June July Aug sen Oct But I Dec Year
Average maximum(°C) 1,5 2,8 7,0 13,5 18,4 21,0 23,3 23,8 20,5 16,5 9,4 4,3 13,5
Average minimum(°C) -18,0 -17,0 -13,0 -5,0 0 4,0 7,0 7,0 2,0 -3,0 -10,0 -16,0 -5,2
Average temperature(°C) -8,2 -7,1 -3,0 4,2 9,2 12,5 15,2 15,4 11,2 6,8 -0,3 -5,9 4,2
Rainfall(mm) 18.0 25.0 36.0 63.0 96.0 95.0 58.0 43.0 32.0 47.0 33.0 19.0 565.0

Districts of the city

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In administrative terms, the city is a single community and has no internal divisions. Historically established districts and quarters of the city:

  • microdistrict Bazum,
  • Dimac,
    • Lamper ( in translation: lamps),
    • Sari tah Dimatsa ( in translation: Mountainous region of Dimac),
    • dimac garden,
    • Mashtots,
    • Carcarote ( in translation: Rocky),
    • Bangladesh,
    • Boshi tah ( in translation: Bosch area)
  • Khndzorut or Vardanlu,
  • Junglener ( in translation: Jungle),
  • Sanatorium or Camp,
    • Ushardzan (in translation: Monument),
  • Vanadzor,
  • Center,
    • Lcher ( in translation: lakes),
    • Taxiner ( in translation: Taxi (plural)
    • Calcut,
    • Artsakh purak ( in translation: Artsakh park)
    • Yraparak (in translation: Square),
    • Kayaran ( in translation: Railway station),
  • Chemical plant,
    • Sari takh Himzavoda ( in translation: Mountainous area of ​​Khimzavod),
  • Errord mas or Arapnya ( in translation: Third district or Embankments),
  • Congo
  • Tavros (Kishlak)
  • microdistrict Taron-1,
  • microdistrict Taron-2,
  • microdistrict Taron-3,
  • microdistrict Taron-4,
  • Sivashakan ( in translation: Sivashskoe) or DTC.

Economy

Production

Enterprises

  • Vanadzor Plant of High Temperature Heaters
  • Vanadzor shoe factory
  • JSC "Vanadzorkhimprom"
  • Sewing enterprise "Bazum Firma"
  • Garment factory "Gloria"
  • Sewing factory "Sarton"
  • Enterprise for the production of heating equipment "Jerutsokh"
  • Enterprise for the production of auto parts and heating equipment CJSC "Slatsk"
  • Research and Production Enterprise of Polymer Composite Materials "GIPC"
  • Enterprise for the production of gas equipment "Avtogen-M"

Banks

Branches of the following banks are located in Vanadzor:

  • "VTB Bank Armenia" (3 branches)
  • "Converse Bank" (2 branches)
  • "Araratbank" (2 branches)
  • "Akba-Credit Agricole Bank"
  • "Anelik Bank"
  • "Byblos Bank Armenia"
  • "Unibank"
  • "Procreditbank"
  • "Inecobank"
  • "Ardshininvestbank"
  • Ameriabank

and several credit institutions.

Trade

The city has a well-developed retail and service network. Such republican networks are represented as:

  • "Beko"
  • "Arai"
  • "Fine"
  • "Vega"
  • "Tashir Pizza"
  • "Ideal System"
  • "Jazzve"
  • supermarket "VA BA"

and others.

Social sphere



Transport

Within the city there is Vanadzor station on the Tbilisi-Gyumri railway line. The distance along the highway to Yerevan is 125 kilometers, to Tbilisi - 146 kilometers. Center of highways to Yerevan (Dilijan - Sevan), Gyumri, Tbilisi (Alaverdi), Tashir. Developed intracity network of fixed-route taxis (20 routes), taxis.

Distance from Vanadzor to major cities (by road)
Stepanavan ~ 36 km
Tashir ~ 47 km		 Tbilisi ~ 146 km Alaverdi ~ 50 km
Noyemberyan ~ 100 km
Spitak ~ 20 km
Gyumri ~ 57 km		 Dilijan ~ 40 km
Ijevan ~ 78 km
Aparan ~ 50 km
Ashtarak ~ 100 km		 Yerevan ~ 120 km
Etchmiadzin ~ 120 km		 Sevan ~ 80 km

Culture and education

There is a school of painting in Vanadzor, the works of its most gifted pupils are successfully demonstrated at republican and international exhibitions. The local art gallery plays an important role in the promotion of painting. One of the centers of the cultural life of the city is the State Drama Theater. Hovhannes Abelyan. Puppet show.

There are a number of higher education institutions operating in Vanadzor:

  • Vanadzor State University Hovhannes Tumanyan ()

Trains personnel for the entire northern Armenia and the Armenian regions of Georgia. Today, approximately 70% of the region's workers in the field of general education are graduates of VSU named after O. Tumanyan (former VSPI).

  • branch of the State Engineering University of Armenia ()
  • branch of the State Agrarian University of Armenia
  • "European Academy" branch of the Yerevan European Academy
  • "Mkhitar Gosh" Armenian-Russian International University etc.

Several secondary vocational schools:

  • Instrument-Making College
  • Chemical Technology College
  • Construction and Trade and Economic College
  • State farm-technical school
  • School of Music
  • Medical School

Composer Edward Kzartmyan created the first music school in the city. There are currently 5 such schools.

The Vanadzor Musical College prepares personnel for the entire northern Armenia.

About 30 secondary schools.

Religion


There are four churches in the city center: St. Mother of God (1831), St. Sargis (1998), St. Gregory the Illuminator (2005) and the Russian Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1895).

Sport

The sports life of the city, as well as the region as a whole, was displayed by the Lori football club. But due to the financial crisis that overtook the club, it was disbanded in 2006. There are several sports schools in the city: athletics, weightlifting, sambo, etc. Two indoor swimming pools. Sports complex. Lori Stadium, which is at the preliminary stage of reconstruction.

Mass media

A television

The following TV channels broadcast in the city:

  • Channel 9 (Vanadzor)
  • Mig (Vanadzor)
  • Lori (Vanadzor)

Radio

The radio stations currently operating in the city are:

  • Lori (Vanadzor)

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  • Vanadzor

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    "Black" church

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    "Black" church

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    Church of Gregory the Illuminator

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    administration building

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    Building in the city center

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    Dormitory area

    City streets

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    Bridge over the Pambak River

    City center

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    City center

    City center

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    city ​​street

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    Statue of Vazgen Sargsyan

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    Forest near Vanadzor

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  • // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron: in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - St. Petersburg. , 1890-1907.
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An excerpt characterizing Vanadzor

Before the opening of the campaign, Rostov received a letter from his parents, in which, briefly informing him of Natasha's illness and the break with Prince Andrei (this break was explained to him by Natasha's refusal), they again asked him to retire and come home. Nikolai, having received this letter, did not try to ask for a vacation or resignation, but wrote to his parents that he was very sorry about Natasha's illness and break with her fiancé and that he would do everything possible to fulfill their desire. He wrote to Sonya separately.
“Adored friend of my soul,” he wrote. “Nothing but honor could keep me from returning to the village. But now, before the opening of the campaign, I would consider myself dishonorable not only before all my comrades, but also before myself, if I preferred my happiness to my duty and love for the fatherland. But this is the last parting. Believe that immediately after the war, if I am alive and loved by you, I will drop everything and fly to you to press you forever to my fiery chest.
Indeed, only the opening of the campaign delayed Rostov and prevented him from coming - as he promised - and marrying Sonya. Otradnensky autumn with hunting and winter with Christmas time and with Sonya's love opened up to him the prospect of quiet aristocratic joys and tranquility, which he had not known before and which now beckoned him to them. “A glorious wife, children, a good flock of hounds, dashing ten - twelve packs of greyhounds, household, neighbors, election service! he thought. But now there was a campaign, and it was necessary to remain in the regiment. And since this was necessary, Nikolai Rostov, by his nature, was also pleased with the life he led in the regiment, and managed to make this life pleasant for himself.
Arriving from vacation, joyfully greeted by his comrades, Nikolai sent for repairs and brought excellent horses from Little Russia, which pleased him and earned him praise from his superiors. In his absence, he was promoted to captain, and when the regiment was put on martial law with an increased kit, he again received his former squadron.
A campaign began, the regiment was moved to Poland, a double salary was issued, new officers arrived, new people, horses; and, most importantly, that excitedly cheerful mood that accompanies the outbreak of war has spread; and Rostov, aware of his advantageous position in the regiment, gave himself up entirely to the pleasures and interests military service, although he knew that sooner or later he would have to leave them.
The troops retreated from Vilna for various complex state, political and tactical reasons. Each step of retreat was accompanied difficult game interests, inferences and passions in the headquarters. For the hussars of the Pavlograd regiment, this whole retreat, at the best time of summer, with sufficient food, was the simplest and most fun thing to do. They could lose heart, worry and intrigue in the main apartment, but in the deep army they did not ask themselves where, why they were going. If they regretted that they were retreating, it was only because they had to leave the habitable apartment, from the pretty lady. If it occurred to anyone that things were bad, then, as a good military man should, the one to whom it occurred to him tried to be cheerful and not think about the general course of affairs, but think about his immediate business. At first they cheerfully stood near Vilna, making acquaintances with the Polish landowners and waiting and serving reviews of the sovereign and other high commanders. Then the order came to retreat to the Sventsians and destroy the provisions that could not be taken away. The Sventsians were remembered by the hussars only because it was a drunken camp, as the whole army called the camp near Sventsians, and because in Sventsians there were many complaints against the troops because they, taking advantage of the order to take away provisions, took away horses among the provisions, and carriages, and carpets from the Polish pans. Rostov remembered Sventsyany because on the first day of entering this place he changed the sergeant-major and could not cope with all the people of the squadron who got drunk, who, without his knowledge, took away five barrels of old beer. From Sventsyan they retreated further and further to Drissa, and again retreated from Drissa, already approaching the Russian borders.
On July 13, the people of Pavlograd had to be in serious business for the first time.
On July 12, on the night before the case, there was a strong storm with rain and a thunderstorm. The summer of 1812 was generally remarkable for its storms.
Pavlograd's two squadrons bivouacked, among the rye field, already beaten to the ground by cattle and horses. The rain was pouring down, and Rostov, with the young officer Ilyin patronized by him, sat under a fenced on hastily hut. An officer of their regiment, with a long mustache extending from his cheeks, who went to headquarters and was caught in the rain, went to Rostov.
- I, count, from the headquarters. Have you heard the feat of Raevsky? - And the officer told the details of the Saltanovsky battle, heard by him at headquarters.
Rostov, shrugging his neck, over which the water flowed, smoked a pipe and listened inattentively, occasionally glancing at the young officer Ilyin, who huddled around him. This officer, a sixteen-year-old boy who had recently entered the regiment, was now in relation to Nikolai what Nikolai had been in relation to Denisov seven years ago. Ilyin tried to imitate Rostov in everything and, like a woman, was in love with him.
An officer with a double mustache, Zdrzhinsky, spoke pompously about how the Saltanovskaya dam was the Thermopylae of the Russians, how General Raevsky committed an act worthy of antiquity on this dam. Zdrzhinsky told the act of Raevsky, who brought his two sons to the dam under terrible fire and went on the attack with them. Rostov listened to the story and not only did not say anything to confirm Zdrzhinsky's delight, but, on the contrary, had the appearance of a man who was ashamed of what he was being told, although he did not intend to object. Rostov, after the Austerlitz and 1807 campaigns, knew from his own experience that, telling military incidents, they always lie, just as he himself lied when telling; secondly, he had such experience that he knew how everything happens in the war is not at all the way we can imagine and tell. And therefore he did not like Zdrzhinsky's story, and he did not like Zdrzhinsky himself, who, with his mustache from his cheeks, as usual bent low over the face of the person to whom he was telling, and crowded him into a cramped hut. Rostov silently looked at him. “Firstly, on the dam that was attacked, it must have been such confusion and crowding that if Raevsky brought his sons out, it could not affect anyone, except for about ten people who were near him, - thought Rostov, - the rest could not see how and with whom Raevsky walked along the dam. But even those who saw this could not be very inspired, because what did they care about Raevsky's tender parental feelings when it was about their own skin? Then the fate of the fatherland did not depend on the fact that they would take or not take the Saltanovskaya dam, as they describe it to us about Thermopylae. And so, why was it necessary to make such a sacrifice? And then, why here, in the war, interfere with their children? Not only would I not lead my brother Petya, even Ilyin, even this stranger to me, but a good boy, I would try to put somewhere under protection, ”Rostov continued to think, listening to Zdrzhinsky. But he did not say his thoughts: he already had experience in this. He knew that this story contributed to the glorification of our weapons, and therefore it was necessary to pretend that you did not doubt it. And so he did.
“However, there is no urine,” said Ilyin, who noticed that Rostov did not like Zdrzhinsky’s conversation. - And stockings, and a shirt, and it leaked under me. I'm going to look for shelter. The rain seems to be better. - Ilyin left, and Zdrzhinsky left.
Five minutes later, Ilyin, splashing through the mud, ran to the hut.
- Hooray! Rostov, let's go faster. Found! Here is two hundred paces of a tavern, ours have already climbed there. At least we dry off, and Marya Genrikhovna is there.
Marya Genrikhovna was the wife of the regimental doctor, a young, pretty German woman whom the doctor had married in Poland. The doctor, either because he did not have the means, or because he did not want to be separated from his young wife at first, took her everywhere with him to the hussar regiment, and the doctor's jealousy became a common subject of jokes between hussar officers.
Rostov threw on his cloak, called Lavrushka after him with his belongings, and went with Ilyin, sometimes rolling in the mud, sometimes splashing straight in the subsiding rain, in the darkness of the evening, occasionally broken by distant lightning.
- Rostov, where are you?
- Here. What lightning! they were talking.

In the abandoned tavern, in front of which stood the doctor's wagon, there were already about five officers. Marya Genrikhovna, a plump blond German woman in a blouse and nightcap, was sitting in the front corner on a wide bench. Her husband, the doctor, slept behind her. Rostov and Ilyin, greeted with cheerful exclamations and laughter, entered the room.
- AND! what fun you have, ”said Rostov, laughing.
- And what are you yawning?
- Good! So it flows from them! Don't wet our living room.
“Don’t get Marya Genrikhovna’s dress dirty,” the voices answered.
Rostov and Ilyin hurried to find a corner where, without violating the modesty of Marya Genrikhovna, they could change their wet clothes. They went behind the partition to change their clothes; but in a small closet, filling it all up, with one candle on an empty box, three officers were sitting, playing cards, and would not give up their place for anything. Marya Genrikhovna gave up her skirt for a while in order to use it instead of a curtain, and behind this curtain, Rostov and Ilyin, with the help of Lavrushka, who brought packs, took off their wet and put on a dry dress.
A fire was kindled in the broken stove. They took out a board and, having fixed it on two saddles, covered it with a blanket, took out a samovar, a cellar and half a bottle of rum, and, asking Marya Genrikhovna to be the hostess, everyone crowded around her. Who offered her a clean handkerchief to wipe her lovely hands, who put a Hungarian coat under her legs so that it would not be damp, who curtained the window with a raincoat so that it would not blow, who fanned the flies from her husband’s face so that he would not wake up.
“Leave him alone,” said Marya Genrikhovna, smiling timidly and happily, “he sleeps well after a sleepless night.
“It’s impossible, Marya Genrikhovna,” answered the officer, “you must serve the doctor.” Everything, maybe, and he will take pity on me when he cuts his leg or arm.
There were only three glasses; the water was so dirty that it was impossible to decide when the tea was strong or weak, and there was only six glasses of water in the samovar, but it was all the more pleasant, in turn and seniority, to receive your glass from Marya Genrikhovna’s plump hands with short, not quite clean nails . All the officers really seemed to be in love with Marya Genrikhovna that evening. Even those officers who were playing cards behind the partition soon abandoned the game and went over to the samovar, obeying general mood courtship of Marya Genrikhovna. Marya Genrikhovna, seeing herself surrounded by such brilliant and courteous youth, beamed with happiness, no matter how hard she tried to hide it and no matter how obviously shy at every sleepy movement of her husband sleeping behind her.
There was only one spoon, there was most of the sugar, but they did not have time to stir it, and therefore it was decided that she would stir the sugar in turn for everyone. Rostov, having received his glass and poured rum into it, asked Marya Genrikhovna to stir it.
- Are you without sugar? she said, smiling all the time, as if everything she said, and everything others said, was very funny and had another meaning.
- Yes, I don’t need sugar, I just want you to stir with your pen.
Marya Genrikhovna agreed and began to look for the spoon, which someone had already seized.
- You're a finger, Marya Genrikhovna, - said Rostov, - it will be even more pleasant.
- Hot! said Marya Genrikhovna, blushing with pleasure.
Ilyin took a bucket of water and, dropping rum into it, came to Marya Genrikhovna, asking her to stir it with her finger.
“This is my cup,” he said. - Just put your finger in, I'll drink it all.
When the samovar was all drunk, Rostov took the cards and offered to play kings with Marya Genrikhovna. A lot was cast as to who should form the party of Marya Genrikhovna. The rules of the game, at the suggestion of Rostov, were that the one who would be the king had the right to kiss the hand of Marya Genrikhovna, and that the one who remained a scoundrel would go to put a new samovar for the doctor when he wakes up.
“Well, what if Marya Genrikhovna becomes king?” Ilyin asked.
- She's a queen! And her orders are the law.
The game had just begun, when the doctor's confused head suddenly rose from behind Marya Genrikhovna. He had not slept for a long time and listened to what was said, and apparently did not find anything cheerful, funny or amusing in everything that was said and done. His face was sad and dejected. He did not greet the officers, scratched himself and asked for permission to leave, as he was blocked from the road. As soon as he left, all the officers burst into loud laughter, and Marya Genrikhovna blushed to tears, and thus became even more attractive to the eyes of all the officers. Returning from the courtyard, the doctor told his wife (who had already ceased to smile so happily and, fearfully awaiting the verdict, looked at him) that the rain had passed and that we had to go to spend the night in a wagon, otherwise they would all be dragged away.
- Yes, I'll send a messenger ... two! Rostov said. - Come on, doctor.
"I'll be on my own!" Ilyin said.
“No, gentlemen, you slept well, but I haven’t slept for two nights,” said the doctor, and sat down gloomily beside his wife, waiting for the game to be over.
Looking at the gloomy face of the doctor, looking askance at his wife, the officers became even more cheerful, and many could not help laughing, for which they hastily tried to find plausible pretexts. When the doctor left, taking his wife away, and got into the wagon with her, the officers lay down in the tavern, covering themselves with wet overcoats; but they didn’t sleep for a long time, now talking, remembering the doctor’s fright and the doctor’s merriment, now running out onto the porch and reporting what was happening in the wagon. Several times Rostov, wrapping himself up, wanted to fall asleep; but again someone's remark amused him, again the conversation began, and again there was heard the causeless, cheerful, childish laughter.

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Resort description:

Vanadzor is one of three largest cities Armenia, in terms of population (150,000 people), it is in third place after Yerevan and Gyumri. Previously, this city in the Lori region of Armenia was called Kirovakan, in honor of Sergei Kirov, who visited this city. The historical name of Vanadzor, which existed until 1935, is Karakilisa, which means "black church". This city got its name because there was an old black church, which was subsequently destroyed in 1828, and in 1831 another, new one was built in its place.
Very little historical evidence has survived about the fate of medieval Karakilis. Historians suggest that in the II century BC. AD the settlement located on the site of present-day Vanadzor, together with neighboring Gugark, was part of the so-called Big Hayk, and in the 10th century AD. - Kyurikian kingdom. Well, the name "Karakilis" is Tatar, the settlement received it at the beginning of the 13th century.
Until the 19th century, the Persians, the Turks, repeatedly attacked the city, robbed and destroyed it. But in 1801, everything changed when Kirovakan became a garrison city, after the annexation of Lori and Georgia to Russia. Since 1849, Kirovakan became part of the Yerevan province Russian Empire. Great Enlightener Armenian people Kh. Abovyan tells that by 1820 about 500-600 inhabitants who came here from Yerevan lived in the city. In 1830, when Eastern Armenia also joined Russia, many more Armenian families settled here, who came from Kars, Ardagan, Bayazet and Erzrum.

The geographical position of the city of Vanadzor is very favorable: in the valley of mountains between the Pambak and Bazum ranges, at the place where the Pambak and Tandzut rivers join. Vanadzor is located at an altitude of 1350 meters above sea level. 3 rivers Tandzut, Pambak and Vanadzor flow through the city. The climate is quite warm and mild. But, despite the fact that winter is not cold here (about -4 degrees), summer is not hot at all (about +20). Due to the presence of mineral waters, and a good climate, this city is famous as an excellent medical resort.
The city's attractions.
Vanadzor is not only a resort, but also industrial city. There is also a chemical plant, several enterprises producing synthetic fibers, the Avtogenmash precision machine tool plant, the Avtomatika plant, light industry plants, and the production of polymer glue.

There is also a school of painting in Vanadzor, whose pupils exhibit their works not only at local, but at international exhibitions. You can admire the paintings of other famous artists in the Vanadzor Art Gallery. We recommend visiting the State Drama Theater. Hovhannes Abelyan.

How to get there:

You can get to Vanadzor from Yerevan by train, bus or car. Railroad station with the same name is located right within the boundaries of the city and it stands on the Gyumri-Tbilisi line.

Flight time from Moscow: 4

Vanadzor in our time is a fairly large transport hub. The city is pierced from several sides by the famous Tbilisi-Yerevan highway, as well as many branches, roads state significance to the north to Tashir and Stepanavan and to the east, to Dilijan.
Highly developed intracity route transport. There are not a small number of fixed-route and service taxis. average price for travel in a local minibus about a hundred drams, in a taxi - six hundred drams plus one hundred drams for each kilometer (starting from the sixth kilometer).
There is also a railway station in the city, passenger transportation is carried out to the capital - Tbilisi (departs from the town of Vanadzor at two in the morning), Yerevan (two hours five minutes), Ayrum (at eight hours seventeen minutes), Gyumri (nineteen hours thirty nine minutes) .
Intercity transportation is also well developed.

Vanadzor sanatorium "Armenia" was founded in the thirties of the last century, respectively, it has more than seventy years of history. The sanatorium is located in the city of Vanadzor (formerly called Kirovakan and is located in the Lori region), which is located 110 kilometers from the capital of Armenia, the city of Yerevan, and 100 kilometers from the Zvartnots airport. The sanatorium occupies a landscaped area of ​​8 hectares, planted with greenery. There are excellent conditions for rest and recovery of health.

The sanatorium has a functioning multidisciplinary medical center, which has a balneary ( mineral water"Lori"), as well as the only mud baths in the country (peat "Fioletovsky"). In addition, there is a physiotherapy department. In general, there are more than twenty offices. The resort offers comfortable rooms different types for accommodation (suite, junior suite, standard). The proposed single and double rooms provide cold and hot water supply, as well as heating, there is a TV, telephone, refrigerator, and in addition, WiFi connection. The resort can also offer budget rooms.

In addition to hotel and medical buildings, the sanatorium has sports grounds on its territory, along which the Vanadzor River flows, and nearby there is a church, an artificial lake of impressive size, a sports complex and a football stadium. Nearby, literally 200 meters away, there is an indoor swimming pool. The landscape and climatic conditions of this area are quite favorable: there is a large forest area, a large number of oxygen, mild climate. In addition, there is the healing mineral spring "Lori" and the healing peat "Fioletovo", which has truly unique properties and is the only one in all of Armenia. All these criteria ensured recognition of Vanadzor as an ideal climatic and balneological resort.

The restaurant daily can offer vacationers diet food four times a day. The menu contains both traditional national and European dishes.

In addition, the sanatorium regularly holds various entertainment and cultural events. At the disposal of vacationers there is a bar, as well as a games room (tennis, billiards), a fitness room, a library. In addition, there are rooms for conferences, seminars, etc.

Geographic Encyclopedia

- (until 1935 Karaklis, in 1935 1992 Kirovakan), a city in Armenia, on the Vanadzor River (hence the name). Railroad station. Population 93.6 thousand people (2004). Chemical, engineering, food, light industry. Pedagogical Institute. ... ... encyclopedic Dictionary

Vanadzor- city, Armenia. In 1936, the city of Karaklis was renamed Kirovakan in memory of the owls. desks, activist S. M. Kirov (1886 1934), where the Candidate of Arm. city. In 1991, when the issue of abandoning this memorial name was considered, the return of the Turks ... Toponymic Dictionary

This article is about Vanadzor station. Article about the city of Vanadzor Coordinates: 40°48′56.7″ s. sh. 44°29′12.9″ E  / 40.81575° N sh. 44.486 ... Wikipedia

Kirovakai- Vanadzor... Toponymic Dictionary

First League Առաջին խումբ Country ... Wikipedia

Years of work: 1992 Country: Armenia City of government: Yerevan State: current Subordination ... Wikipedia

The city of Vanadzor Վանաձոր Coat of arms ... Wikipedia

The city of Vanadzor Վանաձոր Coat of arms ... Wikipedia

Books

  • Ojah. Dishes of Armenian cuisine,. The azure-blue alpine Lake Sevan and the silvery Jermuk waterfall, the fertile lands of the Ararat valley and the sand dunes of the Goravan desert, reaching four thousand meters above the level ...
  • Ojah. Dishes of Armenian cuisine,. From the publisher: The azure-blue alpine Lake Sevan and the silvery Jermuk waterfall, the fertile lands of the Ararat valley and the sand dunes of the Goravan desert, reaching four thousand meters ...

And by the evening we were already in Vanadzor-Kirovakan, which will be discussed.

Transport in Armenia, like in Georgia, is an adventure. Sometimes the road to some object turns out to be more interesting than the sight itself, therefore, according to the already established tradition, a few words about how we got from Dilijan to Vanadzor.

According to legend, a minibus passes Dilijan, which then goes to Vanadzor. But when she will arrive, and if she will arrive at all, it is impossible to know. Even the place of her stop was indicated to us very approximately. What to do, we have to once again hope for a chance and catch a ride in the hope that if no one picks us up, then the minibus will still come. Help suddenly came from where it was not expected! Grand schemer promised that abroad will help us and she did help! During the attack on Vanadzor, the Germans became our allies...

1. Meet Father and Son in Conversion Austrian military machine Steyr travel from Germany through the Balkans, Turkey, the Caucasus and Iran to Central Asia to the border of China and back through Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe home. They have six months for everything, the finish is scheduled for August. That is, now, according to the plan, otherwise the Germans do not have it, they are plowing the vast and fertile Ukraine.

2. I'm very bad at remembering names, I don't remember their names...

3. The Germans are fully equipped - maps, satellite phone, water and fuel supply is enough for weeks of battery life. They arrived in the Caucasus on the Greek supply of water and gasoline (or solariums, xs). In Iran, they pour a full tank of fuel, because fuel is cheap there.

For this trip, they collected visas from all countries along the route. For example, an Iranian visa was ordered in advance and taken to Baku.

4. Look at this perfect cleanliness and order. In my stationary house, the kitchen is dirtier, damn it, than in their camping house. A lamp hangs under the cabinet, a roll of paper towels, everything is thought out to the screw. What the hell is multiculturalism, the Germans should be at the head of all processes. So, now I will finish this post and go and wash everything, you need to be like a German.

Here, now Vanadzor. Or Kirovakan.

5. The majestic hotel "Kirovakan" stands without windows but with a repeater on the roof. So Vanadzor or Kirovakan? Even before Kirov became something significant, in honor of which a bunch of cities were renamed all over the big country, the city was called Karaklis. In 1935 it became Kirovakan, Kirovograd in our opinion, and since 1993 it has been called Vanadzor. The older Armenians, it was not possible to talk with the young because of the language barrier, the city is not called otherwise than Kirovakan.

6. All-inclusive hotel. Here we were offered a room for some incredible money. As a result, we spent the night in the private sector for 10 euros with a luxurious breakfast.

7. Use Coca-Cola the right way!

9. Fruit. May - cherries are not in season yet, but I love them so much ... We buy cookies and ask, praying Armenian? "Yes, yes, of course, Armenian." - in reply. Then I look at the tiles, and there - "Conti". Ugh you emayo, Donetsk.

14. Kirovakan, with a population of just over 100,000, is the third largest in Armenia.

15. From above, the city is completely Soviet, and I do not use the adjective "Soviet" as something negative. Let there be Kirovakan, this name suits the city more...

19. Local government.

20. Bus station.

22. Railway station

24. At the Kirovakan bus station at the fateful hour, we met the one we were looking for all the time. Here he is, our long-awaited hero in red on the right, a colorful Armenian taxi driver - Ashot from Vanadzor! But this, as one TV presenter says, is a completely different story. In a week :)

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