Hankavan

Hankavan (Armenian: Հանքավան) is a village and a summer resort in the Kotayk Province of Armenia along in the Marmarik River below the Pambak mountains range. It is notable for its mineral springs, which were used as part of a sanitarium industry during the Soviet period.^[2]

Hankavan Հանքավան
Church in Hankavan
Hankavan
Coordinates: 40°38′39″N 44°28′53″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Kotayk
Elevation	1,990 m (6,530 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	116[1]
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )

Demographics

Hankavan is one of the last Greek communities in Armenia.^[2] At the village entrance there is a church and a graveyard to the left. The church was built by Greeks who immigrated from the Ottoman Empire in 1827. Graves date back to that time. Originally, seven families moved to this village, a number that grew to a thriving village of 250 families. What remains are about 50 families who trace their ancestry to the Greek mainland.

Industry

A gold mine located in the village was recently sold for around $30 million.^[3]

References

• Hankavan at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

See also

• Kotayk Province

Notes

1. "Kotayk (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
2. HANKAVAN: An Armenian Greek Village Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Armenia Now, July 20, 2007.
3. Vardan Ayvazyan is Named a Defendant by Internal Court of Arbitration Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, Hetq Online, November 3, 2008.

External links

• Guide to Hankavan Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Guide to Jirvez and Hankavan