Urtsadzor

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Urtsadzor

| native_name = Ուրցաձոր

| pushpin_map = Armenia#Ararat

| mapsize = 150px

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Armenia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Ararat

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Vedi

| leader_name = Rafik Andreasyan

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_total = 2,587{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/armenia/ararat/|title=Ararat (Armenia): Towns and Villages in Municipalities|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=2024-11-21}}

| utc_offset = +4

| utc_offset_DST = +5

| coordinates = {{coord|39|54|45|N|44|49|03|E|region:AM|display=inline}}

}}

Urtsadzor ({{langx|hy|Ուրցաձոր}}) is a village in the Vedi Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia containing the former village of Chimankend. The village was previously the administrative capital of the Gharabaghlar District which existed in 1937–1951 in Soviet Armenia before being reattached to the Ararat Province.

Nature

The village is located at semi-desert zone in the valley of Vedi River. There are about 15 pairs of White Storks breeding right in the village. Vicinity of the village have 131 species of butterflies and are recognized as Prime Butterfly Area.[http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/ourtsadzor.html Ourtsadzor PBA at Butterfly Conservation Armenia] Also number of bird species are recorded inside the village (e.g. Syrian Woodpecker, Levant Sparrowhawk, etc.) and its outskirts (e.g. Lanner Falcon, Grey-headed Bunting, Isabelline Wheatear, and others).{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160327024707/http://www.abcc-am.org/key-birding-sites.html Armenian Bird Census Council]}}

=Climate=

Urtsadzor has a cold Semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk)

{{Weather box

|location = Urtsadzor (1991-2020)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan record high C =15.2

| Feb record high C =18.4

| Mar record high C =26.2

| Apr record high C =31.8

| May record high C =35.3

| Jun record high C =39.5

| Jul record high C =40.8

| Aug record high C =41.5

| Sep record high C =38

| Oct record high C =33.2

| Nov record high C =24.5

| Dec record high C =20.8

| year record high C =

| Jan record low C =-21.5

| Feb record low C =-16.8

| Mar record low C =-10.8

| Apr record low C =-8.7

| May record low C =-0.1

| Jun record low C =5.1

| Jul record low C =7.9

| Aug record low C =9.4

| Sep record low C =3.1

| Oct record low C =-2

| Nov record low C =-12.5

| Dec record low C =-22.5

| year record low C =

| Jan mean C =-2.9

| Feb mean C =0.1

| Mar mean C =6.7

| Apr mean C =12.4

| May mean C =16.7

| Jun mean C =21.6

| Jul mean C =25.1

| Aug mean C =25.3

| Sep mean C =20.5

| Oct mean C =14.1

| Nov mean C =6.1

| Dec mean C =-0.2

| year mean C =

| Jan precipitation mm =29.1

| Feb precipitation mm =28.0

| Mar precipitation mm =40.7

| Apr precipitation mm =58.5

| May precipitation mm =54.3

| Jun precipitation mm =25.8

| Jul precipitation mm =17.6

| Aug precipitation mm =11.0

| Sep precipitation mm =15.0

| Oct precipitation mm =27.8

| Nov precipitation mm =30.3

| Dec precipitation mm =24.0

| year precipitation mm =

| unit precipitation days = 1 mm

| precip days colour =

| Jan precipitation days =4.8

| Feb precipitation days =4.8

| Mar precipitation days =6.1

| Apr precipitation days =8.5

| May precipitation days =9.7

| Jun precipitation days =5.2

| Jul precipitation days =3

| Aug precipitation days =2.2

| Sep precipitation days =2.6

| Oct precipitation days =5.4

| Nov precipitation days =4.8

| Dec precipitation days =4.4

| year precipitation days =

| Jan humidity =76.7

| Feb humidity =70.2

| Mar humidity =62.3

| Apr humidity =60.7

| May humidity =62.2

| Jun humidity =55

| Jul humidity =52.8

| Aug humidity =50.4

| Sep humidity =53.9

| Oct humidity =63.7

| Nov humidity =70.9

| Dec humidity =76.7

| year humidity =

|source 1 = {{cite web |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Urtsadzor-37872 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Armenia/CSV/Urtsadzor_37872.csv |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=NOAA |access-date=16 March 2024}}

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