Zovuni, Aragatsotn Explained

Official Name:Zovuni
Զովունի
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Marz (Province)
Subdivision Name1:Aragatsotn
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:1828
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:0
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone: 
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.5108°N 44.4289°W

Zovuni (also, Molla Kasum), is an abandoned village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was formed during the 1828 by Armenian migrants from the village of Akori in Western Armenia. The villages was abandoned in 1965 and its ruins now lie beneath the Aparan Reservoir.

The settlement is famous for the mausoleum of Vardan Mamikonian, the Poghos-Petros Church and the Tukh Manuk shrine.

The Zovuni cemetery sits to the east of the church, across a ravine. The monuments are near the village of Jrambar.[1]

After the abandonment of the village, the population was moved to a new village called Zovuni, built at the northwestern suburbs of Yerevan, currently part of the Kotayk Province.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kiesling . Brady. Raffi. Kojian. 2005 . Rediscovering Armenia: Guide. 2nd. Matit Graphic Design Studio. Yerevan. 52. 99941-0-121-8.