Ijevan

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ijevan
Իջևան
name_local = Իջևան
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mapsize =150px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ARM
subdivision_type1 = Marz
subdivision_name1 = Tavush
established_title = City status
established_date = 1961
area_total_km2 =
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population_as_of = 2008
population_total =15620
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timezone = GMT +4
utc_offset = +4
timezone_DST = GMT+5
utc_offset_DST = +5
latd=40 |latm=52 |lats=32 |latNS=N
longd=45 |longm=08 |longs=57 |longEW=E
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Ijevan ( _hy. Իջևան; also Romanized as Idzhevan and Idjevan; formerly, Istibulagh, K’arvansara, Karavan Savan, K’aravansaray, Karavansarai, and K’ervansera) is a city in Armenia and the capital of Tavush region. It is located in the northern part of the region, on the foot of the Ijevan ridge and Nal'teket ridge on both banks of Aghstev River. The city's population was 15 620 in 2008 [cite web|url=http://gazetteer.de/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=fr&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=471190514|title=World Gazetteer, Ijevan, profil de l'entité géographique|accessdate=2008-06-06 fr icon] making it the most populated city in the area. It is 142 km from Yerevan. Its former name was Karavansarai (meaning caravanserai). The mayor of the city is Varujan Nercissian who runs Ijevan alongside a fifteen member counsil. cite web|url=http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411093_Ijevan_Armenia.pdf|title=Malcolm Simpson, "Community-Based Economic Development Strategy, City of Ijevan, Armenia, 2003-2006"|date=2002|accessdate=2008-06-06] The Yerevan to Kazakh highway passes through the city. The city's current name, Ijevan, and its prior one, Karavansaray, both mean "inn" in Armenian and Turkish, respectively. [Kiesling, "Rediscoving Armenia", p. 111, available online at the [http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf US embassy to Armenia's website] ]

Located in Ijevan are woodworking and wine-making [ [http://www.vsprogress.ru/catalog/?id=7 Ijevan Winery] ru icon] enterprises, machinery plants, and large concrete and carpet-weaving factories. The city has its own local television and newspapers. [ cite web|url=http://www.reforms.am/en/pdf/report4.pdf|title=Albert Ghaltakchyan, "4th activity of the Technical Task (Agreement N C-3-020-3-F) of the “Rendering Service of Information Dissemination on Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Areas in the Gegharkunik and Tavush marzes of the Republic of Armenia”"|date=16 April 2006|accessdate=2008-06-06] Since 1994, a branch of Yerevan State University is located in the city with approximately 700 students studying in applied mathematics, physics, Armenian language and literature, history, pedagogy and psychology. [cite web|url=http://www.ysu.am/site/index.php?lang=2&page=11|title=Yerevan State University : Structure|accessdate=2008-06-06]

port

* FC Bentonit Ijevan (football club)
* SKA Ijevan (football club)

Sister cities

* Valence, Drôme (France)

References

*GEOnet2|32FA881E6F5B3774E0440003BA962ED3
*ArmenianCensus|116