Noravan ( hy, Նորավան) is a town in the
Armavir Province
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of
Armenia
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. It is home to the Noravan Agriculture Association.
Infrastructure
In 2012 the
World Bank
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funded a road improvement in the area. Also in 2012, the Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan
Tigran Sureni Sargsyan ( hy, Տիգրան Սուրենի Սարգսյան, born 29 January 1960) is an Armenian political figure who was Prime Minister of Armenia from 2008 to 2014. Previously he was Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia from 1 ...
visited the area to see irrigation infrastructure works. The Irrigation System Rehabilitation Works are partly funded by the World Bank.
Noravan forest
There have been accusations that Noravan forest was sold by the regional administration to corrupt officials in a sham auction, without informing the people who formerly rented the land. The buyers then resold the land for a substantial profit.
Noravan Municipality
The local government for the town is the Noravan Municipality, the head of community for the municipality is
Arthur Mikayelyan
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...
. Arthur Mikayelyan was awarded gold medals for agricultural achievements by the minister of agriculture
Sergo Karapetyan
Sergo Karapetyan ( hy, Սերգո Կարապետյան; 6 August 1948 – 18 February 2021) was an Armenian politician.
Biography
He served as Agriculture Minister between 2010 and 2016. On February 18, 2021, Karapetyan died of complications fr ...
in 2014.
See also
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Armavir Province
Armavir ( hy, wikt:Արմավիր, Արմավիր, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the n ...
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Populated places in Armavir Province
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