Gavar

Gavar is a town of 18,000 in 's on the shores of Gavaraget river. This article also includes nearby Noratus.
  • Type: Town with 17,800 residents
  • Description: town in Armenia
  • Also known as: Kyavar”, “Nor Bayazet”, and “Nor-Bajaset
  • Historically known as: Kamo” and “Nor Bayazet, Novo Bayazet

Places of Interest

Highlights include Surb Astvatsatsin Church.

Church

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karmirgyugh and Gandzak.

Village
is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the of .

Village
is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the of . The village is located on the eastern side of the Gavar river, 3 km southwest from the regional center Gavar, at an average height of 1,980 meters above sea level. is situated 3½ km southwest of Gavar.

Village
is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the of , near the town of Gavar. The village has a rich historical past, and is famous for the cemetery, the largest surviving cemetery in the world featuring khachkars. is situated 5 km northeast of Gavar.

Gavar

Latitude
40.3514° or 40° 21′ 5″ north
Longitude
45.1273° or 45° 7′ 38″ east
Population
17,800
Elevation
1,953 metres (6,407 feet)
Open location code
8HG7942G+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6123773911
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
616599
Wiki­data ID
Q39565
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Gavar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كافار
  • Armenian: Գավառ
  • Armenian: Կամո” (historical)
  • Armenian: Նոր Բայազեդ, Նոր Բայազեթ, Նոր Բայազետ, Նոր Պայազիտ” (historical)
  • Armenian: Նոր Բայազետ
  • Armenian: Քյավառ
  • Azerbaijani: Gəvər
  • Azerbaijani: Kəvər (şəhər)
  • Azerbaijani: Kəvər
  • Belarusian: Гавар
  • Bengali: গাভার
  • Bulgarian: Гавар
  • Catalan: Gavar
  • Cebuano: Gavarr
  • Central Kurdish: گاڤار
  • Chechen: Гавар
  • Chinese: Gavar
  • Chinese: 加瓦爾
  • Chinese: 卡莫
  • Croatian: Gavar
  • Czech: Gavar
  • Czech: Gavaṙ
  • Czech: Kamo
  • Czech: Nor Bayazet
  • Czech: Novo-Bajazet
  • Danish: Gavar
  • Dutch: Gavar
  • Esperanto: Gavar
  • Estonian: Gavar
  • Finnish: Gavar
  • French: Gavar
  • Georgian: გავარი
  • German: Gawar
  • German: Kamo
  • German: Nor Bayazid
  • German: Novobiadzitch
  • Greek: Γκαβάρ
  • Gujarati: ગેવર
  • Hindi: गवार
  • Hungarian: Gavar
  • Indonesian: Gavar
  • Italian: Gavar
  • Japanese: ガバル
  • Kannada: ಗವರ್
  • Kazakh: Гавар
  • Korean: 가바르
  • Kurdish: Gavar
  • Latvian: Gavara
  • Lithuanian: Gavaras
  • Malay: Gavar
  • Malayalam: ഗവാർ
  • Marathi: गेवर
  • Mazanderani: گاوار
  • Min Nan Chinese: Gavar
  • Mingrelian: გავარი (სომხეთი)
  • Mingrelian: გავარი
  • Northern Frisian: Gawar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gavar
  • Norwegian: Gavar
  • Occitan (post 1500): Gavar
  • Ossetian: Гавар
  • Ossetian: Ново-Баязет
  • Ossetian: Новобаязет
  • Ossetian: Нор-Баязет
  • Persian: گاوار
  • Polish: Gawar
  • Polish: Gawarr
  • Portuguese: Gavar
  • Romanian: Gavar
  • Russian: Гавар
  • Russian: Камо” (historical)
  • Russian: Ново-Баязет, Нор-Баязет” (historical)
  • Russian: Ново-Баязет
  • Russian: Новобаязет
  • Russian: Нор-Баязет
  • Scots: Gavar
  • Serbian: Гавар
  • Sinhala: ගවර්, ආර්මේනියාව
  • Sinhala: ගවර්
  • Somali: Gavar
  • South Azerbaijani: گاوار
  • Spanish: Gavar
  • Swahili: Gavar
  • Swedish: Gavar
  • Swedish: Kamo
  • Swedish: Nor Bajazet
  • Tajik: Гавар
  • Tamil: கவர்
  • Tatar: Гавар
  • Telugu: గవర్
  • Thai: กาวาร์
  • Turkish: Gavar
  • Ukrainian: Гавар
  • Ukrainian: Ґавар
  • Upper Sorbian: Gawar
  • Urdu: گاوار
  • Uzbek: Gavar
  • Vietnamese: Gavar
  • Waray (Philippines): Gavar
  • Western Armenian: Գաւառ

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