Yenokavan Explained

Official Name:Yenokavan
Native Name:Ենոքավան
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Tavush
Coordinates:40.9136°N 45.0994°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tavush
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ijevan
Population Total:537
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Utc Offset:+4

Yenokavan (Armenian: Ենոքավան) is a village and summer resort in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The village is located a few kilometres to the north of the regional capital of Ijevan, 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, 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.[2]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. http://news.1tv.am/en/2017/05/03/Yenokavan-likely-to-have-world-s-longest-zip-line/58322 Yenokavan likely to have world's longest zip-line
  3. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 114, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website