Yenokavan ( hy, Ենոքավան) is a village and summer resort in the

Ijevan Municipality Ijevan ( hy, Իջևան) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Tavush Province. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Gugark Mountains, on the shores of ...

of the

Tavush Province Tavush ( hy, Տավուշ, ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from ...

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 ''Ox ...

. The village is located a few kilometres to the north of the regional capital of

Ijevan Ijevan ( hy, Իջևան) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Tavush Province. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Gugark Mountains, on the shores of ...

, close to the main highway. The canyon near the village is lush with forests, rivers and has caves with ancient carvings. The village features the

Yell Extreme Park Yell Extreme Park ( hy, Յելլ Էքսթրիմ պարկ), is the first adventure park in Armenia. It is in Tavush Province, in the village of Yenokavan. It is a two-hour drive (142 km) north of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and two and a ...

, an adventure park for various extreme sports. A group of adventurers called the "Yell Extreme Park Team", are planning to install the world's longest zip-line in Yenokavan, at the approximate cost of 200,000 USD.

Toponymy

The village was known as ''Krdevan'' until 1935. The village was renamed to Yenokavan in 1935 by the Soviets in honor of Yenok Mkrtumian, the founder of the first Communist party cell in the region.Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 114, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website
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Gallery

Yenokavan Resort (4).jpg, Agapa Resort in Yenokavan Zipline in Lastiver - 9.jpg, Zipline in the Yell Extreme Park Lastiver cave complex 03.jpg, Lastiver cave complex ENOQAVAN NATURE 4.JPG, Forests around Yenokavan

References

External links

* Populated places in Tavush Province Mountain resorts in Armenia {{Tavush-geo-stub