40°35′04″N 44°45′12″E / 40.58444°N 44.75333°E
Kakavadzor Կաքավաձոր | |
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Coordinates: 40°35′04″N 44°45′12″E / 40.58444°N 44.75333°E | |
Country | Armenia |
Marz (Provyytfince) | Kotayk |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Kakavadzor (Armenian: Կաքավաձոր; also Romanized as Kak’avadzor and Kaqavadzor; also known locally as, Farukh) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. There are the ruins of S. Astvatsatsin, the chapel of Verin Vank (Upper Monastery) located north of the village, and a chapel in the cemetery (northwest) upon the hill.[1] According to locals, there are supposedly other churches nearby, and possibly a monastery in the gorge northwest of the village.
Kakavadzor is served by local public transportation that brings residents to nearby Hrazdan only four times a day since roads are in poor condition. Air pollution from the MIKA Cement factory in Hrazdan has been a continuing problem for residents.[citation needed]
A single school serves Kakavadzor. Teachers are brought in from neighboring villages and Hrazdan since there are not enough qualified teachers found locally to fill the positions.[citation needed]