Wanadsor

Stadt in Armenien

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Vanadzor is Armenia's third-largest city and serves as the capital of Lori Province in the country's northern region. It matters as an important urban center and religious hub, hosting the seat of the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.official_name: Vanadzor
Settlement.image_caption: From top down, left to right:Hayk SquareDiocese of Gougark • Lori Province administrationFine Arts Museum • Church of the Holy Mother of God
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of arms of Vanadzor.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lori
Settlement.government_type: Mayor–council
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Arkadi Peleshyan
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1828
Settlement.area_total_km2: 32
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 75,186

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Official website

Գլխավոր | Վանաձորի քաղաքապետարան

vanadzor.am →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: administrative territorial entity
Named after: Sergei Kirov
Official name: Кіровакан
Country: Kingdom of Lori
Official language: Armenian
Population: 86199
Area: 25.1
Elevation: 1350
Time zone: UTC+04:00
Official website: vanadzor.am
Licence plate code: 36
Coat of arms: coat of arms

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Commons category: Vanadzor
topic's main category: Category:Vanadzor
twinned administrative body: Kislovodsk
category of associated people: Category:People from Vanadzor
postal code: 2001–2024
category for people born here: Category:Births in Vanadzor
native label: Վանաձոր
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

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Article · Deutsch

Wanadsor (armenisch Վանաձոր) ist die Hauptstadt der Provinz Lori in Armenien und zugleich drittgrößte Stadt des Landes. Sie ging ursprünglich aus dem zur Stadt gewachsenen Dorf Gharakilisa hervor und hieß in sowjetischer Zeit von 1935 bis 1992 Kirowakan. Die Stadt ist 125 km per Straße und 224 km per Schiene von der armenischen Hauptstadt Jerewan entfernt.

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