Tavush

Tavush Տավուշ
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Capital	Ijevan
Governor	Armen Ghularyan
Area Total - Water (%)	Ranked 4^th 2,704 km² Negligible
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 10^th 121,963 39.1/km²
Abbreviations - Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4	3901-4216 AM.TV AM09
Website	www.tavush.am

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Tavush (Armenian: Տավուշ) is one of the provinces (marz) of Armenia. It is in the north-east of the country, bordering Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east. Its capital is Ijevan. The province once comprised part of the northwestern region of the historic Utik province of the Kingdom of Armenia. It surrounds the Barkhudarli and Yukhari Askipara exclaves of Azerbaijan which have been controlled by Armenia since their capture during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. The other cities in Tavush are Noyemberian, Dilijan and Berd. Berd is the center of the Shamshadin region that protudes on the east side of Tavush.

Famous Ukrainian-Armenian painter Sarkis Ordyan was born in this region.

Tavush borders the following marzer:

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v • d • e Administrative divisions of Armenia
Marzer (մարզէր)	Aragatsotn · Ararat · Armavir · Gegharkunik · Kotayk · Lori · Shirak · Syunik · Tavush · Vayots Dzor
City with special status	Yerevan (capital)