Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported i ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
. The local economy is based on the nearby Aparan dam and reservoir, which supplies the capital
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...
with drinking water. Prior to the construction of the dam, the cultural monuments of the historic village of
Zovuni
Zovuni ( hy, Զովունի), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located just north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2019 census, the population of the village is 6251.Vardan MomikonyanMausoleum) were moved stone-by-stone to higher ground to the east of the reservoir. The Zovuni cemetery sits to the east of the church, across a ravine.
Gallery
Image:Զովունի 01.jpg, Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
Image:Զովունի 02.jpg, Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
Image:Զովունի 03.jpg, Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
Image:Zovuni church.JPG, Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
Image:Եկեղեցի ս. Պողոս - Պետրոս.JPG, Cemetery and Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
Image:Գերեզմանոց9.JPG, Cemetery
Image:Զովունի 15.jpg, Shrine
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Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported i ...