Surenavan
Սուրենավան
Surenavan is located in Armenia
Surenavan
Surenavan
Surenavan is located in Ararat
Surenavan
Surenavan
Coordinates: 39°45′N 44°48′E / 39.750°N 44.800°E / 39.750; 44.800
CountryArmenia
ProvinceArarat
MunicipalityArarat
Population
 (2008)
  Total2,434

39°45′N 44°48′E / 39.750°N 44.800°E / 39.750; 44.800

Surenavan (Armenian: Սուրենավան) is a village in the Ararat Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1946 in honor of Suren Spandaryan, a revolutionary.[1] In tourist routes this village is indicated as a “village of storks” due to the birds nesting here.[2]

References

  1. Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 30, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Phoenix (2021-04-08). "White Storks - A Cultural Icon Of Armenia". Phoenix Tour Armenia. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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