40°08′N 43°49′E / 40.133°N 43.817°E / 40.133; 43.817

Vanand Վանանդ
The Village of Vanand.
Vanand Վանանդ
Coordinates: 40°08′N 43°49′E / 40.133°N 43.817°E / 40.133; 43.817
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Armavir
Founded	1984
Area
• Total	31.75 km2 (12.26 sq mi)
Elevation	980 m (3,220 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,036[1]
• Density	32.63/km2 (84.51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

Vanand (Armenian: Վանանդ) is a village located in the southwestern portion of the Armavir Province in Armenia, 5 kilometers from the Armenian border with Turkey.^[2] The village was founded in 1984 from a sovkhoz (collective farm), and was an area that was once closed to foreigners. There is a single school (179 students), house of culture, community center, kindergarten, and no cultural heritage monuments.^[3]

See also

• Armavir Province
• Vanand, an area of historic Armenia

References

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.

External links

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• Vanand secondary school Archived 2021-03-08 at the Wayback Machine

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