Vanand, Armavir
Encyclopedia
Vanand is a village that sits 5 kilometers from the Armenian border with Turkey, and is located in the southwestern portion of the Armavir Province
in Armenia
. The village was founded in 1984 from a sovkhoz
(collective farm), and was once in an area once closed to foreigners. There is one school, a house of culture, a community center, and no monuments.
Armavir (province)
Armavir is a province of Armenia with the capital in Armavir. It is in the west of the country, located in the Ararat valley, between Mount Ararat and Mount Aragats, and shares a 45-mile border with Turkey to the south and west...
in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. The village was founded in 1984 from a sovkhoz
Sovkhoz
A sovkhoz , typically translated as state farm, is a state-owned farm. The term originated in the Soviet Union, hence the name. The term is still in use in some post-Soviet states, e.g., Russia and Belarus. It is usually contrasted with kolkhoz, which is a collective-owned farm...
(collective farm), and was once in an area once closed to foreigners. There is one school, a house of culture, a community center, and no monuments.