Noravan, Armavir

Noravan (Armenian: Նորավան) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is home to the Noravan Agriculture Association.

Noravan
Նորավան
Noravan
Coordinates: 40°10′N 44°02′E
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Armavir
Population
 (2001)
 • Total962
Time zoneUTC+4 ( )
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 ( )
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Noravan-Armavir/103406199691610

Infrastructure

In 2012 the World Bank funded a road improvement in the area.[1] Also in 2012, the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the area to see irrigation infrastructure works. The Irrigation System Rehabilitation Works are partly funded by the World Bank.[2]

Noravan forest

There have been accusations that Noravan forest was sold by the regional administration to corrupt officials in a sham auction, without informing the people who formerly rented the land.[3] The buyers then resold the land for a substantial profit.[4]

Noravan Municipality

The local government for the town is the Noravan Municipality, the head of community for the municipality is Arthur Mikayelyan.[5][6] Arthur Mikayelyan was awarded gold medals for agricultural achievements by the minister of agriculture Sergo Karapetyan in 2014.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Procurement Notices - Civil Works For Rehabilitation Of Road Section Armavir - Noravan - Lukashin - Khandjyan- Km 0+000 - Km 6+560 And M-5-amasia-nalbandyan-janfida-pshatavan Km 0+000 - Km 14+480 - The World Bank". projects.worldbank.org. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. LLC, Helix Consulting. "Tigran Sargsyan Gets Acquainted With Irrigation System Rehabilitation Works in Armavir marz". www.gov.am. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  3. "The Affair of the Noravan Forest is back in the News - Hetq - News, Articles, Investigations". 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. "How they tear the forest to pieces". Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ՏԵՂԵԿԱՏՈՒ, 'ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ ՏԵՂԵԿԱՏՈՒ' ԴԵՂԻՆ ԷՋԵՐ ԵՎ ԳՈՐԾԱՐԱՐ. ""NORAVAN VILLAGE MUNICIPALITY" - "HAYASTAN TEGHEKATU" - "NORAVAN VILLAGE MUNICIPALITY" INSTITUTION - yell.am". www.yell.am. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. LLC, Spyur. "NORAVAN MUNICIPALITY (ARMAVIR REGION) • ARMENIA (YEREVAN) • SPYUR". spyur.am. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. "Agriculture Minister awards Deputy Governor of Armavir and head of Noravan with gold medals". armenpress.am. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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