Nation Building: One Village at a Time

Rural Development
Program
Karahunj: Syunik
 
History
 
Karahunj is located where the rivers Vararak and Karahunj merge, south of Goris.
 
 
Projects
 
Completed
ASIF-local government and community council training, provision of school furniture (50 units)
World Vision-distribution of beehives and provision of copier, tables and chairs to the school

Ongoing
RA MoA, WB RESCADP-Rehabilitation of road, drinking water, electrical, and gas infrastructures
MCA-Rehabilitation of irrigation pipeline.
State budget-Renovation of school building.
 
 
General Information
 
Distance from Yerevan 250 km
Distance from Marz Center 63 km
Distance from border 4 km
 
Altitude above sea level 1,100 meter
Climate
   
Historical monuments St. Hripsime Church (1676), Forth Gheghdara Castle (9th century) , Old Villages, Lalkar, Gomer (5th 18th century), Hazaraprkich Chapel
 
Population: 1,239
       Households 314
 
Total area 1,902 hectares
Of which:  
       Pastures hectares
       Arable land hectares
       Orchards hectares
       Forests hectares
 
Land use
 
 
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
 
Infrastructure Assessment
 
To exhume the community from crisis
To build a sewer system
To provide with drinking water
 
 
Infrastructure priorities for the rural community of Karahunj
 
Infrastructure Priorities Total amount needed (AMD) Funding sources
Road 6 km repair Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Irrigation 6 km of line construction Millennium Challenge-rehabilitation of pumping station Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Drinking water Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Electricity Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Gas Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Kindergarten
School
School Repair building State Budget- renovation of school building
Health Care
Telephone: Cell / Land
Internet
TV, radio 5 Chanels
Community / Cultural Center Repair, furnish
Lighting and Landscaping
Other
Other
Other
Other
TOTAL NEEDED    
 
 
Economic Assessment
 
The village has 21 different kinds of tractors, 3 combines, 18 tracks, 4 ploughs. Pastures 350 Hectares, Arable 09, 3 Hectares used, 94 Hectares/, Orchards 234.2 /irrigation 217.2 .
Poultry 1250, beehives 128, livestock 1944.
The community has a one cultural center, 1 library, 1 kinder garden, 1 pediatrics center, 5 channels, also has a Radio and telephones.

 

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