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Vanadzor, third largest city in Armenia.
Vanadzor previously known as Karakilisa, which in Turkish means
"black church," and later named Kirovakan (after Sergey Kirov) is
a city in northern Armenia. It is the capital of the Lori province, and the
third-largest city in Armenia with a population of 107,394 (2001 census). The
city is considered to be one of the most picturesque in the entire country,
having beautiful summer homes or dachas. The city is dominated by a large chemical
plant.Vanadzor's history dates back to the Bronze Age, with interesting tombs
and other material finds now, in principle, housed in the local museum. The
town received its name possibly as early as the 13th century, from a black stone
church on a nearby hill. Totally destroyed in 1826 by Hasan Khan during the
Russo-Persian war, the city enjoyed considerable uplift from the opening of
the railroad to Tbilisi in 1899. In May 1918, General Nazarbekian's outnumbered
troops fought the Turkish Army to a creditable tie, pushing them back a few
days later at the crucial battle of Sardarapat. On the North side of the Spitak-Vanadzor
highway, about 2 km West of the city, there is a little shrine in the ruins
of a church, site of a planned monument to that battle (Wikipedia.org).
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