Nation Building: One Village at a Time

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Vayots Dzor - General Info
Total area 308 sq. km
Percentage of the territory of RA 7.8 %
Arable land 19,857 ha
No. of urban communities 3
No. of rural communities 41
 
Population (as of 1.1.2003) 55,900 (as of 1.1.2003)
urban 19,500 persons
rural 36,400 persons
Percentage of Republic's total population 1,7 %
 
Borders Iran, Azerbaijan
Includes regions of Vayk, Yeghegnadzor
Towns Yeghegnadzor, Jermuk, Vayk
 
Natural Resources
Mineral water
Main economic activity Agriculture, viniculture
Main products Mineral water, fruits

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This is the regular train that serves the needs of the people of Armenia's Shirak region. It has not been replaced for more than forty years and still bears the (now rusty)symbols of the Soviet Empire. Convenience and comfort are two things one will not find here.

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