Kakavadzor, Kotayk

40°35′04″N 44°45′12″E﻿ / ﻿40.58444°N 44.75333°E﻿ / 40.58444; 44.75333

Place in Kotayk, Armenia

Kakavadzor
Կաքավաձոր

Kakavadzor as seen from the hilltop cemetery.

Kakavadzor
Կաքավաձոր

Coordinates: 40°35′04″N 44°45′12″E﻿ / ﻿40.58444°N 44.75333°E﻿ / 40.58444; 44.75333
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]

## Education and culture

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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]

## Gallery

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* Chapel upon the hilltop cemetery.

* Verin Vank (Upper Monastery)

## See also

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* Kotayk Province

## References

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1. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. pp. 94–95\. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.

* Kakavadzor, Kotayk at GEOnet Names Server

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