Kakavadzor, Kotayk

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

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
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	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.

Education and culture

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.

Gallery

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  Chapel upon the hilltop cemetery.
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  Verin Vank (Upper Monastery)

References

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