Nation Building: One Village at a Time

Rural Development
Program
Vaghatur: Syunik
 
History
 
Vaghatur, formerly called Bayandur, in 1905 1910 was settled by Armenians migrating from the village of Minkend because of the Armenia-Turkey battles.
 
 
Projects
 
 
 
General Information
 
Distance from Yerevan 283 km
Distance from Marz Center 102 km
Distance from border 1.5 km
 
Altitude above sea level 1,550 meter
Climate Relatively humid
   
Historical monuments Church, 16th 17th Centuries
 
Population: 459
       Households 108
 
Total area 1,715 hectares
Of which:  
       Pastures hectares
       Arable land hectares
       Orchards hectares
       Forests hectares
 
Land use
 
 
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
 
Infrastructure Assessment
 
 
 
Infrastructure priorities for the rural community of Vaghatur
 
Infrastructure Priorities Total amount needed (AMD) Funding sources
Road 16 km repair Vaghatur M12 (of Marz importance) 5 km repair (of community importance) Millennium Challenge-Rural road rehabilitation project Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Irrigation 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 8.5 km line construction Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Kindergarten
School 		School Repair
Health Care Repair
Telephone: Cell / Land
Internet
TV, radio
Community / Cultural Center Repair, furnish
Lighting and Landscaping
Other
Other
Other
Other
TOTAL NEEDED    
 
 
Economic Assessment
 

 
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