The first snow of the year turned the city of Ijevan into a fairy tale.

Cultural Issues in the Border Settlements of Tavush: Discussion on Tavush TV

In the Tavush TV air, Ernest Khanumyan, with Lilit Ghalumyan, Head of the Education, Culture and Youth Department of the Ijevan Municipality, Armen Melikyan, Director of the Berd Community Culture House, and Artur Melkonyan, Director of the Voskevan Cultural Center, explore the challenges hindering the development of culture in the border settlements of Tavush, as well as the ways and prospects for overcoming them.

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A three-day cultural festival-event is planned in Ijevan ahead of Vardavar. With a creative approach and economic motivations, the community celebration will include the city of Ijevan and the settlements of Khashtarak, Achajur, Berkaber.

Ernest Khanumyan spoke with Lilit Ghalumyan, head of the Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Department of the Ijevan municipality, about the goals, process and many other details of the cultural event. 

On July 20, everyone is invited to Ijevan to take part in the three-day festival and enjoy the cultural celebrations.

Ijevan is an ideal place for lovers of the measured  pace of resort towns. The city is surrounded by picturesque mountains, reminiscent of Alpine landscapes. However, it is also worth recognizing that the rich natural diversity is not the only attraction of Ijevan, here are also many things available for visiting

What to see

If all roads lead to Rome, then all bridges lead to Ijevan … and there are already 9 of them in the city! – Quite a lot, given the small area occupied by the city. Ijevan bridges do not have bizarre shapes and are not examples of architectural structure, BUT they definitely have their own charm. Considering that one part of the Ijevan residential areas stretches high on the mountain slopes, while the center is concentrated in the valley of the Aghstev River, it is the bridges that connect the divided parts of the city together.

This art gallery is a hidden landmark of Ijevan, which is unlikely to be known to travelers who have been brought to this authentic town by fate. Of course, you won’t be able to see the world’s masterpieces with your own eyes, but you can definitely see an unorthodox view of the world around you.

The city park is the heart of Ijevan, thanks to which it is called the “city of 100 sculptures”. The International Sculpture Symposium turned Ijevan into an open-air studio, and the central garden was decorated with sculptures by world artists. The symposium was held from 1985 to 1991. For 6 years, Ijevan hosted guests, and every year during the symposium for a month and a half, the central park of Ijevan turned into an open-air studio. During this period, 95 sculptors from 20 countries of the world took part in it.

The Ijevan Museum of Local History is the physical embodiment of the history of the region. The museum was founded in 1955 and has a rich fund of exhibits. Valuable archaeological finds were collected bit by bit by the museum staff. Some belong to the Urartian historical period, others to the third and second millennia BC, and others to the establishment of the Soviet era.

One of the sights of the city and the pride of local residents is the Ijevan Arboretum.On an area of 9 hectares, about 700 species of trees and shrubs – a paradise for nature lovers. The local climate allows growing coniferous and deciduous (including evergreen species) trees from all continents of the world, which, in fact, are represented here with the exception of Australia. An ideal place for a picnic on the banks of the Aghstev River during the day, and admiring the stars at night.

The Ijevan Wine and Brandy Factory is one of the first wineries in Armenia, which was founded during the Soviet era in 1951 and has been the hallmark of the Tavush region ever since. Today, the Ijevan Wine and Brandy Factory produces high-quality cognacs and has a wide range of wine and vodka products. Only here you can taste unique fruit wines such as: quince, blackberry, cherry, dogwood, etc.

If you are in Ijevan or its surroundings, then do not miss its main attraction – the statue of Mother Armenia. The monument was installed in 1971. It is located a five-minute drive from the center at the northern gates of the city and symbolizes the strength of the Armenian people.

The other day in Yerevan, the exhibition of carpets was held in the center of the People’s Art Hub Foundation, which was attended by 11 cultural centers participating in the “Adopt a loom” program, including the Noyemberyan Culture Center from Tavush region and the “Telik” center from Ijevan.

Since 2016, “Adopt a loom” project has been carried out to develop carpet making in different regions and communities of Armenia.

After the exhibition, many professional issues were discussed, consultations were held, mutual cooperation was strengthened with the expectation of implementing a number of projects in the future.

Tavush Media reporter, Hranush Ananyan tells about the exhibition.

In order to eliminate the consequences of the situation caused by the heavy rain, prolonged hailstorm and strong wind in Ijevan, the entire staff of the Communal Service of the Ijevan municipality continues intensive work for the third day. within the framework of the process of assessing the situation as a result of the dangerous developments of natural phenomena, the working groups of the municipality go around the districts of Ijevan, collecting information about damages.

The damages were especially in Constitution Square, Valence, Ijevanyan, Meliqbekyan, Ohanyan, Spandaryan and Aslanyan streets of Ijevan. Residents’ gardens, crop fields were damaged, and accidents were recorded  in utility-energy systems.

In these emergency days, Tavush Media, in cooperation with the regional and community authorities, has prepared for you an emergency bulletin containing operative, necessary, reliable and useful information: a text, photo and video repository. You can find out about the situation, consequences, needs, completed and to be completed works, and reduction of disasters threatening Tavush region and their risks by visiting www.tavushmedia.am website. Watch, listen, read and be informed. One is informed, is protected.

On June 22, at 13:57 p.m., the National Center for Crisis Management received an emergency call that an accident occurred on the Yerevan-Noyemberyan highway near the village of Nerkin Tsaghkavan. There are casualties.

Dear residents, in order to avoid queues at the municipality hall, please, if possible, fill out your applications regarding the hail damage inventory at home, then attach photo(s) documenting the damage and submit it to the Ijevan municipality hall. You can find the application form below.

On June 19, in the evening, heavy rain and hail fell in the city of Ijevan. As a result of hailstorm and strong wind, trees fell and roads were blocked in the center of the region. Immediately after the stabilization of the weather, the working groups of the Ijevan municipality cleaned and opened the interstate and state roads and streets.

Rescue and patrol services and ambulance workers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs performed a service on the spot and provided necessary assistance to the citizens.

After the unprecedented hailstorm and torrential rain, there are several local power grid failures in Ijevan, there are damaged roofs, broken trees and flooded basements. Food, commercial outlets and service centers were seriously damaged.

A commission was created at Ijevan Municipality to collect and inventory the damages of various volumes caused by heavy rain and prolonged hailstorm. The commission goes around the districts of Ijevan and collects the damages caused by the hail.

Ijevan Municipality together with rescue and patrol officers and citizens, continues the work, solving the existing problems.