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	Europe
		Armenia's capital city, Yerevan, is located in the west-central portion of the country on the Hrazdan River.
		Liechtenstein, roughly triangular in shape, is a landlocked country situated in the Rhine River Valley.
		The fourth-smallest country in Europe, it is bordered by the Austrian province of Vorarlberg to the N and E, the Swiss canton of Graubünden to the S, and the Rhine River and the Swiss canton of St. Gallen to the W, with a total boundary length of 76 km (47 mi).
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Europe (3786 words)

	Hetq Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Starting in the town of Hrazdan, waste water is dumped into the river, and 300 meters downstream from the Davidashen Bridge, sewage from private houses flows in", says a fisherman returning home from the Hrazdan River empty-handed.
		Water from the Hrazdan River is used for irrigation, and these metals can accumulate in the irrigated territories and get into vegetation and food products, and through them pass to humans or animals.
		The water that was tested was taken from the section of the Hrazdan River where the Armenal and Grand Sun factories are located.
	www.hetq.am /eng/ecology/h-0103-ecology.html (1146 words)

	Armenia (country) - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		In the early 1990s the lake’s wildlife habitat was threatened, as large amounts of water were being taken from Lake Sevan to supply hydroelectric plants.
		A tunnel was constructed to bring water from the Arpa River into the lake in order to maintain a constant water level.
		Although many rivers flow into Lake Sevan, the main outlet is the Hrazdan River, which flows south to join the Aras (known in Armenia as the Arax) River, Armenia’s largest and longest river.
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	ARMENIAN HIGHLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The lowest lands are the valleys of the Arax and Debed rivers on the southeastern and northeastern borders of the Republic (about 400 km), while the highest point is the peak of Mt. Aragats (4,090 meters).
		Paleozoic limestone occurs in the south of the Republic, in the south-western foothills of the Gegham range and south of the Vedi river to the western extremities of the Vaik range.
		Somewhat shallower are the valleys of the Hrazdan, Akhuryan,Dzoraget and Arpa.
	www.armenianhighland.com /features/chronicle050.html (2841 words)

	Bjni Village - Armeniapedia.org
		Two tenths of a mile beyond, across the river, is an impressive natural bridge.
		Hrazdan region, full of architectural and historical monuments always has attracted specialist’s attention with its classic constructions.
		It is situated in a picturesque defile of Hrazdan River surrounded with tall rocks.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Bjni_Village (702 words)

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		We also visited two factories that are located in the Yerevan section of the Hrazdan River and have technical water emission into the river - Nairit-1, and the Kashi OJSC.
		He said Nairit mainly emits edible salt into the Hrazdan, the set limit for which is 350, and which at Nairit may sometimes reach 370, though they are very strict about it.
		Our group of journalists that visited the Hrazdan Gorge in the early morning was convinced that it is the tannery that emits water from a broken place in the wall.
	www.hetq.am /eng/ecology/h-0103-ecology-2.html (1178 words)

	NATURE ARMENIA \| Armenia Travel \| TourArmenia \| Travel Guide to Armenia
		Sevan Lake is fed by 28 rivers, including the Masrik (43 km), Boydara (16 km), Vardenis (28 km), the Argichi (51 km) fed by the Karadzi (22 km), the Martuni (12 km), Tzakkar (23 km) and the Kukudzor (11 km) joining the Gegharkunik (51 km).
		The lake is fed by 28 rivers and streams, thousands of years of melting snow from the surrounding mountains and scattered rainfall in the Spring and early summer.
		As the source for the second largest river in Armenia, the Hrazdan, Lake Sevan literally is the source of life for the largest part of the Armenian population.
	www.tacentral.com /nature/natural_story.asp?story_no=4 (1732 words)

	Armenia - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		A tunnel was constructed to bring water from the Arpa River into the lake in order to maintain a constant water level.
		Although many rivers flow into Lake Sevan, the main outlet is the Hrazdan River, which flows south to join the Aras (known in Armenia as the Arax) River, Armenia’s largest and longest river.
		Population is concentrated in river valleys, especially along the Hrazdan River, where Yerevan, the capital and largest city, is located.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /armenia.htm (4270 words)

	Armenian Tourist Attractions: Armenia Guide
		On the north it is bordered by the bleak rocks of the Kanaker Plateau, on the east by the greenery of the villas of the Nork Plateau, on the west by the deep ravine of the Razdan (Zanga) River with its riverside Promenades and the vineyards of Mount Dalmin.
		Overlooking the river and Tsitsernakaberd Park in the northwest of the city is the massive genocide monument to the million Armenians slaughtered by the Turks in 1915.
		On the road from Yerevan to Ashtarak and the Kasan River is spanned by a fifth century bridge, and on a rock rising above it are the ruins of the fifth-century Tsiranavor Church.
	www.cilicia.com /armo5_guidebook.html (2666 words)

	Armenia (country) - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Population is concentrated in river valleys, especially along the Hrazdan River, where Yerevan, the capital and largest city, is located.
		Principal crops include fruits and vegetables grown on the Ararat plain in southwestern Armenia, irrigated by water from the Aras River.
		Potatoes, grain, and livestock are raised in the uplands.
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	Kotayk Marz — Portal
		RA Kotayk marz (centre is Hrazdan town) includes Hrazdan, Kotayk, Nairi regions.
		The town distance from Yerevan is 50 km and is situated on the left bank of upper flow of Hrazdan River.
		The Hrazdan heating and electric station is located here that is the most powerful in the republic.
	cp-pic.quintagroup.com /www/aboutarmenia/kotayk (190 words)

	Hrazdan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hrazdan (Հրազդան in Armenian) formerly Akhta is the capital of the Kotayk province of Armenia.
		The name Hrazdan is derived from the Middle-Persian name Frazdan.
		Makravank Monastery is located in Hrazdan and there are also 13
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hrazdan (98 words)

	Magazine #1 - The Armenian Nuclear Plant
		The main source of energy in previous decades was the cascade of hydropower plants on the river Hrazdan.
		Unfortunately, due to excessive use of resources of the river Hrazdan - the main water supplier of Lake Sevan - the level of water in the lake decreased by 18 meters, noticeably changing the natural environmental balance of Armenia.
		In order to restore and maintain the level of the lake, an expensive tunnel was constructed through the mountains to connect the River Arpa with Lake Sevan.
	www.cenn.org /Magazine_1/The_Armenian.html (1366 words)

	Yerevan Gallery, Armenia - Yerevan pictures and Yerevan Images on Haykland.com
		Hrazdan stadium located by the Hrazdan River, not far from the downtown.
		The view of Hrazdan River bridge and road to airport.
		The famous Armenian Ararat brandy factory is located by the Hrazdan Gorge.
	www.haykland.com /cities.php (211 words)

	Armenia:Cities & Sites
		Caves in the walls of the Hrazdan river gorge, particularly near the modern Yeravanian Lake, show traces of Stone Age habitation.
		That is known on the basis of a cuneiform inscription discovered built into the fortification wall by the gate, an inscription which reads roughly as follows: "By the greatness of the god Khaldi, Argishti son of Menua built this great fortress, named it Erebuni, to the power of Biainili and the terror of its enemies.
		The course of the rivers has evidently changed, since ancient authors said that this spacious and well-laid-out city was located at the confluence of the Araxes and Metsamor rivers.
	www.cac-biodiversity.org /arm/arm_cities.htm (4678 words)

	Cheap Flights to Yerevan \| Discounted Flights - Airline Tickets Yerevan
		It is situated on the Hrazdan River, and is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country.
		The upper part of the city is surrounded by mountains on three sides while to the south it descends to the banks of the river Hrazdan, a tributary of the river Arax.
		The Hrazdan divides Yerevan in two within a picturesque canyon.
	www.migtravel.com /internationalairfares/Yerevan.php (279 words)

	Rivers and Lakes
		Numerous tributaries flow into the lake, principally from the south and southeast, but its only outlet is the Hrazdan River.
		A project was started in the 1930s to divert almost all of Lake Sevan's waters to the Hrazdan for irrigation and to generate hydroelectric power.
		By the end of the 1950s a series of power stations had been built on the river, and nearly a third of the lake's water had been drained.
	www.fortunecity.com /business/napier/112/id75.htm (639 words)

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		A project was started in the 1930s to divert almost all of Lake Sevana's waters to the Hrazdan for irrigation and to generate hydroelectric power.
		Aras or Araks, river, southwestern Asia, rising near Erzurum, Turkey, and flowing in a generally eastern direction through Armenia and Azerbaijan, where it joins the Kura River, which empties into the Caspian Sea.
		The Verkhnekarabakhskiy Canal connects the Aras with the Mingäçev?r Reservoir on the upper Kura River.
	www2.armenians.com /info/sevan_araks.html (359 words)

	Armenian Ecotourism Association/Natural Armenia
		Khosrov reserve was established in 1958 to cover one of two forests that due to Armenian historian of V C Movses Khorenatsy, were planted in III C during the reign of king Khosrov II Kodak (Short) for royal hunt at Ararat Valley.
		Another natural bridge on Bakhtak River - "Tsak Kar" was used in Medieval Ages by local folks, who adjusted the water-mill under smaller of its 2 spans.
		Down by river there are few caves, of which the largest is 60m long.
	www.ecotourismarmenia.com /pages/natural.htm (3577 words)

	Falkor News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		City of Hrazdan for the extraction of the uranium and other metals.
		River Aghestev, which means that all the contaminants will also flow into the River
		of Ararat valley and of all the lands along the river.
	www.falkor.org /news/norgetik.html (1068 words)

	EXPORT DIRECTORY
		The plants utilize the natural flow of Hrazdan River as well as the irrigation water discharges from the Lake Sevan.
		Usage of waters from the Lake Sevan and from the River Hrazdan (besides the production of electrical energy) allows to irrigate up to 70% of agricultural lands of Armenia and to provide the industrial water supply of the cities.
		Tunnels, constructed in the Republic of Armenia provide the transfer of some flows of rivers Arpa and Vorotan and allows to produce irrigation and energy discharges from the Sevan Lake (without any injuries for the Lake) in the minimum volume from 350,0 mln.
	www.export.am /ic/34.htm (354 words)

	Armenia
		The most arid region of the country is found along the Aras River, where average annual precipitation is less than 300 mm (less than 12 in) per year.
		Armenia is covered by a dense network of small rivers and streams that are part of the Aras-Kura river basin.
		Agriculture is highly dependent on irrigation, especially in areas near the Aras River in the south.
	www.ovayonda.ws /lodging/country/am.html (2372 words)

	Armenia Diaspora Conference Official Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		About thirty rivers and streams flow into the lake and only one river, Hrazdan, flows out through a gorge, falling down by 1,000 meters from the level of the lake.
		The level of the lake drastically dropped in the 50-s (by about 19 meters) of the last century following construction of a chain of hydro power plants on the Hrazdan River and pumping out water for irrigation purposes.
		The drop in the lake's water level necessitated building the Arpa-Sevan 48 Km tunnel, which, after many years of construction through the mountains, began supplying water to the lake, in 1981, from part of the Arpa River.
	www.armeniadiaspora.com /js/030530sevan.html (247 words)

	Government of Republic of Armenia
		The lake takes in 28 rivers and tributaries, and serves as the origin only for Hrazdan River.
		In order to increase the water level of the lake it is necessary to add to its water reserves, using river flows of neighboring water basins and reducing water withdrawals.
		As a result the water level of the lake increased by 0.9 m in 1981-1991, with a consequent decrease of 1.5 m in 1991-2000 due to intensive water withdrawal form the lake for mitigating the energy.
	www.gov.am /enversion/programms_9/ahrc/ahrc_mshtakan_gorc_9_7.htm (2637 words)

	Gesgraphy of Armenia - Tourist Guide: Tourism Armenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The capital city, Yerevan, lies on the Hrazdan River, and is home to some 1.2 million people.
		The highest elevation is 4,095 meters (Mt. Aragats) and the lowest point is 400 meters above the sea level (Debed river).
		There are more than 200 streams and rivers in Armenia, none navigable, however, because of their steep descents and rapid currents.
	www.tourismarmenia.net /geography.html (268 words)

	HRAZDAN HOLDING
		The main activities of “Hrazdan” Holding itself are provision economic and managerial consultations for members of the Holding, choosing and assignment of personnel, development of financial policy, decision about necessary investments, attracting of foreign financial sources to the business.
		It is a 3-floor building, on the first and second floors of which is placed the pool with the sizes 25m õ15m.
		Development of youth football as well, different competitions on football and trainings of football clubs- Stadium “Hrazdan”, FC “Kilikia” - The main directions of activity of FC “Kilikia” are supporting to the further development of the football in Armenia and at the mean time provision of the sport career of young talent footballers.
	www.hrazdanholding.com /activity.php (645 words)

	HRAZDAN HOTEL - Armenia
		Hotel “Hrazdan” is a 15-storied landmark building that lures leisure and business travelers with its beautiful location.
		It is situated at the gorge of Hrazdan River and is unique for its silent and calm atmosphere.
		The perfect combination of the location in the heart of Yerevan, beautiful environment and spotless service makes Hotel “Hrazdan” the right choice for travelers.
	www.hotelhrazdan.am (106 words)

	Yerevan Guide for Your Trip to Yerevan, Armenia
		The upland Yerevan is fringed by mountains on three sides, and only to the south it freely descends down to the Arax River Valley.
		The city is divided into two by Hrazdan River that flows in a picturesque canyon.
		The Hrazdan Stadium and the Victory Bridge with the Wine and Brandy factories represent another composition genuinely fitting into the beautiful Hrazdan canyon.
	www.visitarm.com /Yerevan.htm (881 words)

	Data
		Hrazdan Hotel is located in the picturesque canyon of the River Hrazdan, close to the business and cultural center of Yerevan.
		The Hotel was built in 1976 and reconstructed in 2000.
		Hrazdan Restaurant is traditional Armenian cuisine and popular European dishes, great service.
	www.orient.am /hotels/hrazdan.html (118 words)

	Lake Sevan - Features
		The natural flow of Lake Sevan into Hrazdan river would increase and more water would become available for generation of electricity and irrigation of Ararat valley.
		Winds are stronger in the winter (6 m sec-2) and lower in the spring and autumn (3 m sec-2).
		Of 28 rivers flowing in the lake, Argichi, Masrik and
	enrin.grida.no /htmls/armenia/soe2000/eng/sevan/features.htm (806 words)

	Caravan Tours - Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The monastery complexes of Hovhannavank and Saghmosavank are five kilometers apart and situated in the villages of the same names of the Ashtarak district.
		In the upper reaches of the Agstev river, there are Haghartsin and Goshavank, the monastery ensembles of the Dilijan district.
		Mkhitar Gosh, a statesman, outstanding scientist and writer, an author of numerous fables and parables and of the first criminal code, took part in building the monastery, which was known as Goshavank in his honor.
	www.caravanarmenia.com /index.php?page=tours (2608 words)

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