Gitavan

Gitavan ( _hy. Գիտավան, "settlement of knowledge") is a tiny settlement of scientists concentrated around the Institute for Physical Research and the Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, both forming a part of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

It is located a couple of kilometers outside the town of Ashtarak in Aragatsotn province of Armenia and is 20 kilometers far from the capital Yerevan. Gitavan was founded at the beginning of 1960s and is situated 1087 meters above sea level.