- Sevan (city)
Infobox Settlement
official_name =Sevan Սևան
native_name =
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mapsize =150px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Armenia
subdivision_type1 = Marz (Province)
subdivision_name1 =Gegharkunik
leader_title =
leader_name =
established_title =Founded
established_date =1842
area_total_km2 =
area_footnotes =
population_as_of =2008
population_total = 17377
population_density_km2 =
timezone =
utc_offset = +4
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST = +5
latd=40 |latm=33 |lats=18 |latNS=N
longd=44|longm=57 |longs=13 |longEW=E
elevation_m =
area_code =
website =Sevan (Armenian: _hy. Սևան; also Ssewan; until
1935 , Elenovka or Yelenovka) is a city inArmenia , in theGegharkunik Province , near the shores ofLake Sevan . It was founded in1842 as the Russian village Elenovka and was known under this name until 1935. Sevan is home of the soccer clubAkhtamar Sevan . During the brief summer Sevan is a popular beach resort. The population is 17,377, down from 27,000 reported in the 1989 census.ee also
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Sevanavank References
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* [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-17&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazeteer: Armenia] – World-Gazetteer.com
*ArmenianCensus|146
*RediscoveringArmenia|41
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