Reports on Environment and Urban Development for Alaverdy

GEO ALAVERDI: ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

the city. In general, the educational system of the city includes:

The “Tumanyan” branch of Yerevan “Northern University”, which is an • accredited higher educational facility, the state college and the craft-school act within the territory of the community. There are 285 students studying in the branch. “Alaverdi state college” State non-commercial organization“, which has • 27 employees, 13 of which are pedagogists. The college has 97 students. Secondary professional and vocational education is provided in the college. Alaverdi Crafts School State Non-Commercial Organization works since • August 1, 2006. There are 225 students in the school, studying 10 different professions; 59 employees, 35 of which are pedagogues. 5.3 Culture The following cultural centers work inAlaverdi: Museumof Mikoyan Brothers and three vocational schools: music, art and artwork. The musical school of the city, after R. Melikyan, was established in 1962. The school has about 100 students and 25 employees, 18 of which are musician pedagogues. The art school of Sarahart was established in 1981. It has 14 employees and 70 students. The Alaverdi School of arts was founded in 1978; it has 8 employees and 50 students. There are 2 libraries in the city, with a total number of 143338 books. There are 11 employees in the library. Alaverdi city theatre is famous for the whole Armenia. It was founded in 1932. Alaverdi ensemble of folk music is well known in and outside Armenia, which was established in 1945 and regularly gives concerts in present times. In 1987, the branch of the RA National Art Gallery was opened in Alaverdi. The Gallery contains illustrations of several well-known artists. There are three sport schools in Alaverdi, the youth sports center, the school of boxing and the oriental school of combat. The chess school, established in 2006, still works in Alaverdi. 5.4 Recreation possibilities The city has one park, 7 open-air playgrounds, 2 swimming pools and a forested area adjacent to the city. The park and the playgrounds need complete rehabilitation and reconstruction. The foreyards also need rehabilitation, landscaping and gardening.

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CHAPTER 2. SOCIO – ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONTEXT

Environmental Knowledge for Change