Kakavadzor, Kotayk

Kakavadzor
Կաքավաձոր
Kakavadzor ; Կաքավաձոր
	Kakavadzor as seen from the hilltop cemetery.
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Kotayk
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

40°35′04″N 44°45′12″E / 40.58444°N 44.75333°E / 40.58444; 44.75333

Kakavadzor (Armenian: Կաքավաձոր; also Romanized as Kak’avadzor and Kaqavadzor; also known locally as, Farukh) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. There are the ruins of S. Astvatsatsin, the chapel of Verin Vank (Upper Monastery) located north of the village, and a chapel in the cemetery (northwest) upon the hill.^[1] According to locals, there are supposedly other churches nearby, and possibly a monastery in the gorge northwest of the village.

Kakavadzor is served by local public transportation that brings residents to nearby Hrazdan only four times a day since roads are in poor condition. Air pollution from the MIKA Cement factory in Hrazdan has been a continuing problem for residents.^{[citation needed]}

Education and culture

A single school serves Kakavadzor. Teachers are brought in from neighboring villages and Hrazdan since there are not enough qualified teachers found locally to fill the positions.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Chapel upon the hilltop cemetery.
Verin Vank (Upper Monastery)

References

^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. pp. 94–95. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

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[Kiesling-1] Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. pp. 94–95. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

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