SEVAN

[Arpa]

SEVAN

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With this post my wish is that we create a whole separate TOPIC of Sevan in particular and or one of ENVIRONMENT in general. I will leave it to our fearless Ads and Mods to decide. And in so doing we may collect all the posts dealing with SEVAN or ENVIRONMENT under one Topic.Please everyone feel free to move here any such threads you may run into.

Btw. In the Armenian Version we see this word բնապահպանություն to mean Environmental Conservation, my personal choice would be to drop the ութիւն - ԲՆԱՊԱՀՊԱՆՈՒՄ.

The following is not such a pretty story, but hopefully it will stimulte a discussion.

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http://www.armenianow.com/social/environment/24619/armenia_lake_sevan_trees

 

 

http://www.armenianow.com/sites/default/files/img/imagecache/600x400/sevan_water-rise.jpg

 

 

Environment | 07.09.10 | 09:23

Failed Conservation: Private companies accused of pocketing public money but not doing Sevan work

 

By Karine Ionesyan

ArmeniaNow reporter

Armenia’s Ministry of Nature Protection is under investigation for misappropriation of public funds after its subcontractors failed to carry out scheduled sanitary logging in certain areas of Lake Sevan.

On September 2, the Prosecutor’s Office announced on its official website that in 2006-2008 Wide Gate, and in 2009 Tree Gren and H. Eloyan & Sons Ltd companies committed abuses, as a result of which a large number of trees have been covered by water in hectares of territory submerged by rising Lake Sevan.

(Raising the level of the lake is part of an environmental rehabilitation program, which also requires that territories that go under water should first be subjected to special treatment to exclude future swamping of the lake.) Wide Gate Ltd failed to clean a forest territory of about 35 hectares and fell short of some technical parameters in logging, cleaning, sorting and removal/transportation of a dense mass of 795.7 cubic meters of timber. The other two companies have failed to properly do the same kind of work on 86.5 and 331 cubic meters of the dense mass of forest cutting, respectively. For this, state prosecutors particularly hold responsible the head of the Ministry of Nature Protection Bio-Resources Management Department Artashes Ziroyan and a group of Sevan National Park employees under Criminal Code articles dealing with abusing position, squandering and misappropriating public money. The criminal cases have been sent to the Head Investigation Department of the Police for investigation. “Artashes Ziroyan is out of town and he is the only one who can give explanations,” Ministry spokesman Artsrun Pepanyan told ArmeniaNow seeking clarification of the matter. He only said that, overall, 600 hectares of land were to have been cleaned in the period of 2006-2009, for which the state had allocated a total sum of 253 million drams (about $700,000). ArmeniaNow attempts to get in touch with the Sevan National Park state-owned non-profit organization failed. Environmentalists say they consider criminal cases a belated step, since it is already difficult to find out how much space has actually gone under water and how much has actually been cleaned. “We visited different villages on the shore of Lake Sevan where many said that they had seen no worker cleaning those areas and that when they volunteered to clean the territories themselves at the cost of taking the wood materials for themselves as compensation. They got a rejection,” environmentalist Inga Zarafyan, head of Ecolur NGO, told ArmeniaNow. She claims that holidaymakers who chose to stay at the village of Tsapatagh this year could not enjoy the lake at all.

 

Source URL: http://www.armenianow.com/social/environment/24619/armenia_lake_sevan_trees

Edited September 7, 2010 by Arpa

[Arpa]

Below we see a partial quote from the Hanragitaran

http://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D6%87%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1_%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%B3

We still don’t know the etymology or the reason of naming that Lake ՍեւանSevan/ՍեւանաSevana. I can’t find it where Johannes gave us a logical explanation.

Was it named for the ՍԵՒ ՎԱՆՔ/Black Monastery/Convent?

 

http://www.travelphotoguide.com/photos/armenia/lake_sevan/armenia_lake_sevan_2.jpg

 

Btw.

Definition of CONVENT

a local community or house of a religious order or congregation; especially : an establishment of nuns

Origin of CONVENT

Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenire

First Known Use: 13th

And this is no surprise. The Armenian would be Մենարան/Solitude, as when one chooses to isolate themselves from society and retrieve to their .

Definition of MONASTERY

a house for persons under religious vows; especially : an establishment for monks

Origin

Middle English monasterie, from Late Latin monasterium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek, hermit's cell, from monazein to live alone, from monos single — more at monk

First Known Use: 15th century

Also, click on “monk” above to see what it means. In the Armenian it is վանական/ կուսակրօն

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Սևանայ Լիճ

Շրջան Հայաստան, Գեղարքունիքի մարզ

Դիրք 40°19′ հս. լ. 45°21′ ավ. ե. / 40.316667° հս. լ. 45.35° աե. ե.40.316667, 45.3540°19′ հս. լ. 45°21′ ավ. ե. / 40.316667° հս. լ. 45.35° աե. ե.

Բարձրություն ծովի մակարդակից 1 896 մ

Հայելու տարածք 1 243 կմ²

Միջին խորություն 26,0 մ

Պարզություն 4,5 մ

Ծավալ 33,2 կմ³

Թափվող գետ Հրազդան

 

Սևանա լիճ (նաև` Գեղամա ծով)՝ լիճ Հայաստանի Գեղարքունիքի մարզում։ Այն Հայաստանի ամենախոշոր լիճն է։ Հանդիսանում է հայկական բարձրավանդակի երրորդ մեծ լիճը (Վանա լիճ, Ուրմիա լիճ), որ հնում հայտնի է եղել Գեղամա ծով, Գեղարքունյաց ծով կամ Լուխմիտա անունով: Ի տարբերություն Ուրմիա և Վանա լճերի բաց լիճ է և ունի քաղցրահամ ջուր, նրա մեջ են թափվում 28 գետակներ, նրանից սկիզբ է առնում Հրազդան գետը: Այն աշխարհի բարձրադիր և քաղցրահամ ջուր ունեցող լճերից մեկն է, այն ծովի մակերևույթից բարձր է 1916 մետր, լճի երկրաբանական ուսումնասիրությունները ցույց են տալիս, որ Սևանա լիճն առաջացել է 3-րդական դարաշրջանում և ի սկզբանե եղել է ավելի ծանծաղ քան այսօր, այդ են վկայում Սևանա լճի ափին 20-րդ դարի 50-ական թվականներին կատարված հնագիտական ուսումնասիրությունները

Edited September 7, 2010 by Arpa

[Arpa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHBsm1YYKMU

 

ԱՐՓԱ - ՍԵՎԱՆ

Խօսք- Յուրի Սահակեան

Երաժշ- Էդկար Հովաննիսեան

 

Դյուցազուն լեռների լանջերին թիկնած,

Ալեհեր իմ ճամփորդ, իմ Սևան,

Կյանք ես տվել դու մեր սրտերին պապակ,

Ու ծարավ ես հիմա ու հոգնած,

Ու ծարավ ես հիմա ու հոգնած...

Երազ Սևան, ծարավ իմ Սևան,

Բարձրիկ ծովերի արքա,

Սպասիր, Սևան, շունչ քաշիր, Սևան,

Քո գիրկն է շտապում Արփան:

Փոխելով իր ճամփան դարավոր ու հին,

Հեռավոր տեսիլքովդ հարբած,

Խենթաբար ճեղքում է շղթան լեռների

Վիշապաքաղ ու ծուռ իմ Արփան,

Վիշապաքաղ ու ծուռ իմ Արփան...

Երազ Սևան, ծարավ իմ Սևան,

Բարձրիկ ծովերի արքա,

Սպասիր, Սևան, շունչ քաշիր, Սևան,

Քո գիրկն է շտապում Արփան:

Քո կապույդ հմայքիդ, հավերժիդ համար,

Մենք ճամփա ենք պոկում լեռներից,

Որ ծփաս դու հավետ, որ լինես անմար,

Թև ու թռիչք տաս քո զավակներին,

Թև ու թռիչք տաս քո զավակներին...

Երազ Սևան, ծարավ իմ Սևան,

Բարձրիկ ծովերի արքա,

Սպասիր, Սևան, շունչ քաշիր, Սևան,

Քո գիրկն է շտապում Արփան:

[Arpa]

Above we saw that the poem Arpa Sevan was written by Yuri Sahakian

http://armenianhouse.org/sahakyan/bio-am.html

Here is the composer of the tune, who in addition also composed the music for Erevan Erebuni

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Hovhannisyan

Each of the above deserve their own separate threads. We will come to that.

Btw. Yuri is a substitute for Yervand.

[MosJan]

 

Criminal cases Initiated on the Abuses Found out During the Cleaning Work of Lake Sevan

[ 2010/09/02 | 11:51 ] ecology criminalhttp://hetq.am/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sevan_2.09.10.jpgThe State Interests Protection Department of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office has initiated criminal cases on the abuses found out during the cleaning work of trees and bushes that remained in the water after the level of Lake Sevan increased.

 

As a result of the examination carried out based on mass media publications it has turned out that the “Wild Gate” Ltd. in 2006-2008, the “Tri Gren” Ltd. in 2009 and the “H. Eloyan and sons” Ltd. in 2009 won the competitions announced by the RA Nature Protection Ministry to clean and uproot the trees and bushes remained in the water after the level of Lake Sevan had increased as well as other works by means of the financing received from the State Budget.

 

Taking into account the public interest RA Prosecutor General’s Office informs that according to the check-up the work carried out by the “Tri Gren” Ltd. and the “H. Eloyan and sons” Ltd. didn’t correspond to the technical character of the contracts that is the norms of the technical character and works of cutting, cleaning, sorting and transportation of 86,5 and 331 cubic meter of timber had been conducted incompletely. The head of the “State Departmental Examination of the RA Projects” CJSC confirmed the executive acts presented by the “Tri Gren” Ltd. on the work carried out in Noratus and Sevan in September, October and December 2009 and the “H. Eloyan and sons” Ltd. on the work carried out in Martuni and Vardenis in September, October, November and December 2009 without comparing them with the executive acts on the quantity of timber delivered to the “Sevan National Park” SNCO.

 

About 35 hectare of water covered trees was not cleaned by the “Wild Gate” Ltd. and the norms of the technical character and works of cutting, cleaning, sorting and transportation of 795,7 cubic meter of timber had been conducted incompletely. The general forester of the “Sevan National Park” SNCO confirmed the false executive acts on the carried out work without conducting documental comparison and the head of the Biological Resources Department of the RA Nature Protection Ministry without conducting proper supervision and checking the executive acts confirmed the conclusions of July, October, December 2006, September, October, December 2007 and October and December 2008 according to which the “Wild Gate” Ltd. had carried out the works of the agreement. As a result of this the officials of the RA Nature Protection Ministry accepted the works based on the records.

 

The State Interests Protection Department of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office has initiated criminal cases according to the RA Criminal Code Articles 179, part 2, point 3 and part 3, point 1, 214, part 2, as well as the RA Criminal Code Articles 179, part 3, point 1, 308, part 2 and 315, part 2. The criminal cases have been sent to the General Investigation Department of the RA Police to carry out the preliminary investigation of the criminal cases.

 

 

[Arpa]

SEVANI ISHKHAN

 

About the name Sevan. Please note Geghama Tsov and Gegharkunik Tsov as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Sevan

First the inane. Much like the joke that Yerevan was named so when that clown noah exclaimed “yerevats!”

The name Sevan literally means "Black Van" referring to Lake Van. It is said that long ago, Armenians came from the areas around Lake Van to Lake Sevan. They saw that the lake was dark and almost black yet reminded them of Van, therefore the lake was called Sevan.

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For a long time, the word "Sevan" was known to be connected with the monastery in the small island of the lake Sevan called "Sev Vank" ("Black Monastery") built with black tuff. And this was known to be the etymology of name Sevan. But it was obviously wrong, because the word "Sevan" was older than the monastery itself.

And the more serious;

Finally, the etymology of word "Sevan" was found in Teyseba (the cuneiform inscription by Rusa I (730—714 B.C.)). This inscription was a "birth certificate" of the term "Sevan". It was mentioned as "Suinia" or "Tsuinia". Thus, the etymology of "Sevan" is similar to Yerevan's etymology. It was named after simple geographical names, as water, river, lake, mount, etc. Later scientists found that "Suinia" or "Tsuinia" means "lake" or "basin" in Urartian.

And now we come back to SEVANI ISHKHAN

The virtually extinct famous fish at the Lake Sevan.

About extinction., beside over fishing, pauching, the environmental and temperature fluctuation the introduction of that cannibalistic foreign (whte) fish popularly known as SIG. Note also, as Ishkhan is virtually extinct in the Lake Sevan it is thriving in Kyrgyzstan.

Sevan trout (Salmo ischchan) was an endemic species of the lake, but it is endangered as some competitors were introduced into the lake, including common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) from Lake Ladoga, goldfish (Carrasius auratus), and crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus). If the Sevan trout is likely to become extinct in its "home" lake, it seems that it will survive in Issyk-Kul Lake (Kyrgyzstan) where it was introduced in the 1970s.

Lake Trout

http://www.lcbp.org/Photos/TROUT.jpg

Rainbow Trout

http://www.grandslamflyfishing.com/fish/photo/1/small/Rainbow_trout_color.jpg?1238047766

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevan_trout

This site turns to rubbish.

http://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D6%87%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%AB%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%B6

Above we read this.

Sevani Ishkhan, in Latin Salmo ischchan,

http://www.encyclopedia.am/pages.php?bId=1&hId=267

If you think the name of that delicious, albeit threatened to extinction fish Ishkhan means prince. Think again. I cannot find anywhere when and why that fish was named Ishkhan, loosely interpreted as Prince, which prince? When?

See what the Greek word for Fish is;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthys

Btw. Above we see tht furks called it gokje/govje which simply means(sky) blue.

Edited November 7, 2012 by Arpa

[Arpa]

Good news. Does rhis mean that the island that had become a penninsula will be an island again?

LAKE SEVAN ROSE BY 3.6 METERS

Story from Lragir.am News:

http://www.lragir.am...ntry/view/28520

13:03 26/12/2012

This year, the level of Sevan Lake has risen by 3.6 meters, it is

1900.11 meter above sea level, said the minister is environmental

protection Aram Harutiunyan adding that the drainage of 317 million

cubic meters of water from the lake did not change the balance

negatively.

110 hectares of land covered with water was cleared this year. 59.9

million AMD was allocated for 366.667 thousand whitebait thrown

into Sevan.