Lernadzor ( hy, Լեռնաձոր) is a village in the
Kajaran Municipality of the
Syunik Province in
Armenia.
Toponymy
The village was previously known as ''Kyurdikend''.
Demographics
Population
The village's population was 866 at the 2011 census,
up from 416 at the 2001 census.
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Municipal administration
Lernadzor was previously a community which included the villages of Lernadzor, Kavchut, Musallam, Nerkin Giratagh
Nerkin Giratagh ( hy, Ներքին Գիրաթաղ) is an abandoned village in the Kajaran Municipality of Syunik Province of Armenia.
History
Nerkin Giratagh was formerly part of the rural community of Verin Giratagh, which was merged into th ...
and Verin Giratagh
Verin Giratagh ( hy, Վերին Գիրաթաղ) is an abandoned village in the Kajaran Municipality of Syunik Province of Armenia.
Population
Statistical Committee of Armenia
The Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի ...
, until the June 2017 administrative and territorial reforms, when the village became a part of the Kajaran Municipality. The Statistical Committee of Armenia
The Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի վիճակագրական կոմիտե) is the national statistical agency of Armenia.
History
The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was ...
reported the community of Lernadzor's population as 1,011 in 2011,
Uranium mine
In the 1970s, a Russian exploration team uncovered a mine containing in Lernadzor about 30,000 tons of uranium. In February 2008, a memorandum was signed between the ROA Ministry of Nature Protection and ''Rosatom'', the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation, regarding the cooperative geological exploration, production and reprocessing in the Armenian uranium sector.[''The Specter of Uranium Once Again Hangs Over Syunik''](_blank)
Hetq Online, November 10, 2008.
Gallery
Լեռնաձոր գյուղի հիմնական դպրոց.jpg, Village school
Գյուղ Լեռնաձոր-1.jpg, A view of the village
References
Populated places in Syunik Province
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