Urtsadzor Explained

Official Name:Urtsadzor
Native Name:Ուրցաձոր
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Ararat
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ararat
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vedi
Leader Name:Rafik Andreasyan
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:3,040
Coordinates:39.9125°N 44.8175°W

Urtsadzor (Armenian: Ուրցաձոր) is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia containing the former village of Chimankend. The village was previously the administrative capital of the Gharabaghlar District which existed in 1937–1951 in Soviet Armenia before being reattached to the Ararat Province.

Nature

The village is located at semi-desert zone in the valley of Vedi River. There are about 15 pairs of White Storks breeding right in the village. Vicinity of the village have 131 species of butterflies and are recognized as Prime Butterfly Area.[1] Also number of bird species are recorded inside the village (e.g. Syrian Woodpecker, Levant Sparrowhawk, etc.) and its outskirts (e.g. Lanner Falcon, Grey-headed Bunting, Isabelline Wheatear, and others).[2]

Climate

Urtsadzor has a cold Semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk)

External links

39.9125°N 44.8175°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/ourtsadzor.html Ourtsadzor PBA at Butterfly Conservation Armenia
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327024707/http://www.abcc-am.org/key-birding-sites.html Armenian Bird Census Council