Azatamut is a village in the Tavush Province, located on the right bank of the Aghstev River, 16 km north of Ijevan. It previously held the status of an urban-type settlement. The border with Azerbaijan runs near Azatamut. The nearby villages are Ditavan, Achajur, and Sevkar. The village has a school, a kindergarten, a cultural center, and a tobacco factory.
Azatamut is a village, but it consists only of apartment buildings and cottages. It was founded in 1970 on the lands of the neighboring Ditavan community as a settlement. For several years, it was named after the Bentonite Clay Factory. In November 1978, it was renamed Azatamut. In November 1920, the 11th Red Army entered Armenia through this area from Azerbaijan and sovietized the republic. The name Azatamut was given to commemorate the Red Army’s entry into Armenia through this area.
Azatamut is located on the right bank of the Aghstev River, directly bordering the Barxudarlı and Sofulu villages of the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan.
The project is being implemented within the framework of the “We Are Our Mountains” program, financed by the European Union’s EU4Culture initiative. The project is carried out by the Ijevan Municipality and the Urban Sustainable Development Foundation.
