Zorakan

Zorakan (Armenian: Զորական); formerly known as Verin Kyorpluu, is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The ancestors are from the Shakhl of Ghazakh region and other villages. Many Armenians were deported from Chardakhlu village in 1988-1989.[1]

Zorakan Զորական
Zorakan
Coordinates: 41°13′N 44°56′E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Tavush
Population  (2011)
• Total	891
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)

Development programs

In 2016 Archis joined Children of Armenia fund (COAF)-supported villages.

The programs implemented include: Arts Clubs, Crafts Clubs, Girls of Armenia Leadership Soccer (GOALS), Debate Clubs, Social and Psychological Assistance, Health and Lifestyle Education, School Nutrition & Brushodromes, Women Health Screenings, Support for Reproductive Health.

Children of Armenia Fund also renovated village facilities such as Creativity Lab, Cafeteria and Brushodrome.[2]

See also

• Tavush province
• Hovhannes Baghramyan
• Hamazasp Babajanyan
• Children of Armenia Fund

References

1. "Զորական գյուղում տեղադրվել են մարշալներ Բաբաջանյանի և Բաղրամյանի հուշարձանները". Razm Info. 4 May 2015.
2. "Reviving Rural Communities". coafkids. 2019.

• Zorakan at GEOnet Names Server (as Verin Kerpilu)
• World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia