In order to carry out planned repair works, the electricity supply to the following addresses will be temporarily stopped: the villages of Artsvaberd and Chinari, Tavush region: at 10:00-13:00.

You can call 1-80 and 0 8000 0 180 24/7 telephone numbers regarding consumed electricity, outages, your rights or responsibilities, as well as other issues.

Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC urges to follow the rules of electrical safety.

A new tour address in Tavush. Tanik (Roof) guest house in the village of Artsvaberd, in Berd, is waiting for its guests. The Duryans, living in Artsvaberd, built a guest house on the roof of the house, where one can enjoy the unique nature of Tavush and village life. On June 3, the official opening ceremony of the guest house was held. On the occasion of the opening ceremony priest Aram Mirzoyan, spiritual pastor of Berd region, performed the blessing ceremony.

The village itself is the place of the most interesting discoveries and vivid impressions, and the goal of the guest house is to make people fall in love with rural everyday life.

There 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a hall and a kitchen in the guest house. Besides the night stay, hiking is also offered to the interesting directions of the region. The guests will get acquainted with the traditional village food, and will cook.

Berd Regional Development Foundation supported the creation of the Tanik Guest house. The guest house is equipped with all amenities so that the guests return with the best impressions.

Artsvaberd will become a a place for tourism with the combination of love, unique nature, and hospitality. Tanik promises to become a favorite and awaited address of tourists.



From the tastes of childhood: Khangyal of Tavush

They say one shouldn’t eat khangyal alone. Khangyal was traditionally cooked for the most important guests in our region.

The video by Tavush Media reporter Laura Duryan.



Every region in Armenia has its own gata traditions.

The video prepared by Tavush Media reporter Laura Duryan.



97-year-old grandfather Aghalo is the chronicler of Artsvaberd. From 1995 until today, he writes down his every day in notebooks, which became and are becoming a value for his relatives, village and villagers, strangers, researchers.

His favorite pastime, which he has been faithful to for 28 years, is writing a diary.

Smiling sincerely like a child, the grandfather’s eyes fill up sometimes, he finds it difficult to speak when he remembers dear people who are no longer there…

Author: Laura Duryan, Artsvaberd



Laura Duran’s video shows the daily life of Artsvaberd.



On January 27, at 00:14 an emergency call was received to Tavush Regional Crisis Management Center that forage had been on fire in Artsvaberd village.

Two fire units from the Fire and Rescue Squads of Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MIA of RA dispatched to the scene.

The fire was localized at 02:43 and extinguished at 03։00. About 250 bales of hay were burnt.

As a result of the inspection, the police of Tavush division found out that on January 24 around 22:00, an unknown person had set fire to the forage of a 63-year-old resident of Artsvaberd.

As a result of the operational and investigative measures taken, it was found that the haystack was set on fire by the 21-year-old daughter-in-law of the host. It was also found that on January 25, around 10:30 p.m., she tried to set fire to the barn next to the house with a flammable substance. The compiled documents were sent to the investigative department of Berd.

Our correspondent, Laura Duryan, talked about Santa Clause, New Year gifts, and wishes with the children from Artsvaberd.



If you have ever participated in the grape harvest, you can insist that it is too interesting, lively and why not a tasty process.

Grapes symbolize wealth, abundance, and joy.

The video by our reporter Laura Duran from Artsvaberd.

92-year-old grandfather Askanaz, who has seen sorrow at all stages of his life, found the key to live and stay positive; according to him, it’s work that keeps a person young forever. When a person works and creates is able to stay away from the pain in the soul.

Tavush Media reporter, Laura Duryan tells us the story of the grandfather from Arstvaberd in the “Rural life” series.