Debedavan

Debedavan Դեբեդավան Lalvar
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Coordinates: 41°16′46″N 44°48′44″E / 41.2794883°N 44.8122321°E / 41.2794883; 44.8122321
Country	Armenia
Province	Tavush
Municipality	Noyemberyan
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	669
Time zone	UTC+4 (AMT)
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Debedavan (Armenian: Դեբեդավան), officially known until 1978 as Lalvar (Azerbaijani: Ləlvar) is a village in the Noyemberyan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, located near the Armenia–Georgia border. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis until 1988, when tensions between Armenians and Azerbaijanis escalated. The village was also previously a winemaking center.^[2]

Debedavan is known as the lowest point (ca. 370 m. above the sea level) in Armenia.

Demographics

Year	1989	2001	2011
Population	185	763	669

References

1. Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia" (PDF).
2. Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.