Jrambar () is a village in the
Aparan Municipality of the
Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''Marz (country subdivision), marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Sta ...
of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. The local economy is based on the nearby Aparan dam and reservoir, which supplies the capital
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...
with drinking water. Prior to the construction of the dam, the cultural monuments of the historic village of
Zovuni (Poghos-Petros Church, Tukh Manuk shrine, and the S. Zoravar (General)
Vardan Momikonyan Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type o ...
) were moved stone-by-stone to higher ground to the east of the reservoir. The Zovuni cemetery sits to the east of the church, across a ravine.
Gallery
File:Զովունի 01.jpg, Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
File:Զովունի 02.jpg, Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
File:Զովունի 03.jpg, Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
File:Zovuni church.JPG, Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
File:Եկեղեցի ս. Պողոս - Պետրոս.JPG, Cemetery and Zovuni Poghos-Petros Church
File:Գերեզմանոց9.JPG, Cemetery
File:Զովունի 15.jpg, Shrine
File:Եկեղեցի ս. Պողոս - Պետրոս5.JPG, Եկեղեցի ս. Պողոս - Պետրոս
References
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External links
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province
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