Surenavan

Surenavan
Սուրենավան
Surenavan is located in Armenia
Surenavan
Surenavan
Surenavan is located in Ararat
Surenavan
Surenavan
Coordinates: 39°45′N 44°48′E / 39.750°N 44.800°E / 39.750; 44.800
CountryArmenia
ProvinceArarat
MunicipalityArarat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,172[1]
Time zoneUTC+4
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5

39°45′N 44°48′E / 39.750°N 44.800°E / 39.750; 44.800

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.[2] In tourist routes this village is indicated as a “village of storks” due to the birds nesting here.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ararat (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 30, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Phoenix (2021-04-08). "White Storks - A Cultural Icon Of Armenia". Phoenix Tour Armenia. Retrieved 2023-11-25.