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Gavar ( ) is a town in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Gavar Municipality and the Gegharkunik Province. It is situated among the high mountains of Gegham range to the west of Lake Sevan, with an average height of 1982 meters above sea level. Located 98 kilometers east of the capital Yerevan, the town had a population of 20,765 as per the 2011 census. As per the 2022 census, the population of Gavar is 17,741.
Gavar is a town in Armenia's Gegharkunik Province, located in the mountains west of Lake Sevan at an elevation of nearly 2,000 meters, serving as the administrative center for both its municipality and province. The town's population has declined from about 20,800 in 2011 to roughly 17,700 in 2022, making it a mid-sized settlement in eastern Armenia, roughly 100 kilometers from the capital Yerevan.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gavar
- Settlement.native_name
- Գավառ
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- hy
- Settlement.other_name
- Kyavar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gavar collage.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top left: Gavar Administration • St. Astvatsatsin ChurchWWII Memorial in Downtown GavarHajrapet Khachatryan • Cultural PalaceManuchar Dolak Khachkars • Gavar mountains
- Settlement.image_size
- 300 px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coat of Arms of Gavar.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Armenia#Gegharkunik
- Settlement.mapsize
- 150px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gegharkunik
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gavar
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.established_title
- FoundedCity status
- Settlement.established_date
- 18301850
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Камо
- Population
- 18900
- Area
- 7
- Elevation
- 1982
- Licence plate code
- 02
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- Commons category
- Gavar
- postal code
- 1201–1205
- native label
- Գավառ
- inception
- 1830-00-00
- P8168
- Waldburg
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Gavar ( ) is a town in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Gavar Municipality and the Gegharkunik Province. It is situated among the high mountains of Gegham range to the west of Lake Sevan, with an average height of 1982 meters above sea level. Located 98 kilometers east of the capital Yerevan, the town had a population of 20,765 as per the 2011 census. As per the 2022 census, the population of Gavar is 17,741.
Gavar is the seat of the Diocese of Gegharkounik of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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