Alapars
Alapars
Ալափարս | |
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Village | |
| A view of Alapars A view of Alapars | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia |
| Province | Kotayk |
| Founded | 470, resettled in 1828-30 |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.94 km2 (12.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,500–1,601 m (4,921–5,253 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,076 |
| • Density | 63.02/km2 (163.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Area code | +374 (226) |
| Alapars at GEOnet Names Server | |
Alapars (Armenian: Ալափարս) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The village has 860 dwellings, a school, house of culture, and library. The population is entirely Armenian.
Toponymy
[edit | edit source]The village was previously known as Aylaberk and Aylaber.
History
[edit | edit source]Alapars was founded in 470, but was resettled in 1828-30 by immigrants from Khoy and Maku. Its center is dominated by the churches of Saint Vartan (Vartanavank) built in 901 (rebuilt 19th century) by a Prince Grigor, and the Holy Mother of God (Surb Astvatsatsin) of 1897. Also in the vicinity is the monastery of S. Tsiranavor. According to local folklore, Vartanavank contains a drop of blood from the Armenian national hero Vartan Mamikonian.[2][3]
Gallery
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The church of Vardanavank built in 901, reconstructed in the 19th century
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St. Astvatsatsin Church (Holy Mother of God Church), 1897
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Large khachkar adjacent to Vartanavank
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Sculpture in Tukh Manuk, Alapars by Avetik Avetyan, words by Avetik Isahakyan
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Avetik Avetyan, USSR multiple medalist and director of the pump station of Alapars
- Mushegh Aliabertsi, Patriarch (490-561)
- Tatik Saryan, artist
- Melik Kocharyan, dramatist
- Shavigh Grigoryan, folk collector
- Kavalenko Shahgaldyan, Governor of the Kotayk Province
References
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External links
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- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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