Vanevan Explained

Official Name:Vanevan
Native Name:Վանևան
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Gegharkunik
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gegharkunik
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vardenis
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Norayr Harutyunyan
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:367
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.1914°N 45.675°W
Elevation M:1952

Vanevan (Armenian: Վանևան) is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located close to the village of Torfavan. It was founded in 1828 by Armenians. The village was later populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Armenians who were deported from Azerbaijan now live in the village.[2]

Etymology

The village was previously known as Shafak.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: ՎԱՆԵՎԱՆ . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220721045517/https://gegharkunik.am/node/115. 21 July 2022. 18 February 2021. gegharkunik.am.