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Alapars (Armenian: Ալափարս) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The village has 860 dwellings, a school, house of culture, and library. The population is entirely Armenian.

Toponymy

The village was previously known as Aylaberk and Aylaber.

History

Alapars was founded in 470, but was resettled in 1828-30 by immigrants from Khoy and Maku. Its center is dominated by the churches of Saint Vartan (Vartanavank) built in 901 (rebuilt 19th century) by a Prince Grigor, and the Holy Mother of God (Surb Astvatsatsin) of 1897. Also in the vicinity is the monastery of S. Tsiranavor. According to local folklore, Vartanavank contains a drop of blood from the Armenian national hero Vartan Mamikonian.^[2][3]

Gallery

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  The church of Vardanavank built in 901, reconstructed in the 19th century
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  St. Astvatsatsin Church (Holy Mother of God Church), 1897
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  Large khachkar adjacent to Vartanavank
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  Sculpture in Tukh Manuk, Alapars by Avetik Avetyan, words by Avetik Isahakyan

Notable people

• Avetik Avetyan, USSR multiple medalist and director of the pump station of Alapars
• Mushegh Aliabertsi, Patriarch (490-561)
• Tatik Saryan, artist
• Melik Kocharyan, dramatist
• Shavigh Grigoryan, folk collector
• Kavalenko Shahgaldyan, Governor of the Kotayk Province

References

External links

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio
• 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.