Zovaber ( hy, Զովաբեր) is a village in the
Sevan Municipality of the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...
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 ' ...
.
Toponymy
The village was previously known as ''Yaydzhi'' or ''Yayji''.
History
The village was founded in 1830 by emigrants from
Maku. The village has a church of St. Stepanos, built in 1860.
Gallery
-Զովաբեր, Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի 2.jpg, St. Stepanos Church
-Զովաբեր, հուշարձան.jpg, Monument in Zovaber
-Զովաբեր, նոր սարքված մատուռ «Խաչեր» վայրում.jpg, Chapel in Zovaber
Zovaber Village.JPG, A view of Zovaber, November 2014
Zovaber. Tukh Manuk.jpg, Tukh Manuk Tukh Manuk (or Tux Manuk, (Armenian Թուխ Մանուկ), "Dark-skinned Youth") refers to archaic rural shrines in Armenia. Their origin is regarded to be pre-Christian or pagan, but are now a part of a folk tradition existing within the Armenian ...
in Zovaber
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
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