In Chapni, the trend is different. Since 2019, Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine has been providing financial support to Chapni residents due to the presence of the Artsvanik tailings dam in the village.

The Village of Locked Houses on the Edge of the Tailings Dam: Chapni

Sixth-grader Vache is one of the 45 residents of Tavrus. He has decided to become the village head, build a new school, raise a large Armenian flag on it, and bring prosperity to the village… If, of course, a population remains in Tavrus and the village does not become just a name on the map.


Simon Hovhannisyan

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