IGES Institute of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology after A. Nazarov

Stations of IGES: Deghdzavan, among figs and olives

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Stations of IGES · No. 5

Deghdzavan, among figs and olives

Noyemberyan municipality · Tavush province

  • Coordinates41.257° N, 44.901° E
  • NetworkCHARNET · seismic and GNSS
  • Village founded1973

Our station in the mildest corner of Armenia

The fifth station in our series stands in the far north-east of Armenia, in Tavush, near the village of Deghdzavan. Of all our stations, it has the mildest natural conditions: warm summers, soft winters and hills covered with shrubs, orchards and vineyards. The little yellow building sits on a low rise at the foot of the hills, as if it were part of the landscape.

The station in 20 seconds.
Deghdzavan station at the foot of the hills
Deghdzavan station at the foot of the hills of Tavush.

The village of peaches

Deghdzavan means “village of peaches” in Armenian. It is a young village, founded in 1973 in the Noyemberyan area, and today it is home to about 300 people. It is a beautiful and well-kept village, and its gardens show how gentle the climate is here: besides peaches and apples, pomegranates and very tasty figs ripen here, and even olives grow, which is a rare sight in Armenia.

The gardens of Deghdzavan

A ripe pomegranate on a tree in Deghdzavan
Pomegranate.
An olive branch with green olives
Olives on the branch.
A jar of green olives from Deghdzavan
And in the jar.
An apple tree with fig trees behind
Apples, with fig trees behind.
Summer fields and hills near Deghdzavan with orchards
Summer near Deghdzavan: golden fields, orchards and the hill above the station.

The station

Deghdzavan is a complex station of the CHARNET network: seismometers in the instrument building, a GNSS antenna on a white pillar, solar panels and a satellite dish. It is the northernmost station of our network and watches the Tavush region and the border areas with Georgia and Azerbaijan.

Deghdzavan station in summer
In summer.
Deghdzavan station in winter fog
In winter fog, December 2024.
The team at Deghdzavan station
The team at Deghdzavan station, 27 December 2024.

Village facts: Wikipedia. Photographs: IGES.