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Stepanavan
Stepanavan
	Panorama of Stepanavan from Dzoraget bridge
	; Stepanavan
	Coordinates: 41°00′34.65″N 44°23′2.71″E / 41.009625°N 44.3840861°ECoordinates: 41°00′34.65″N 44°23′2.71″E / 41.009625°N 44.3840861°E
Country	Armenia
Marz	Lori
	Population (2008)
- Total	19,341
Time zone	GMT +4 (UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	GMT+5 (UTC+5)
Website	www.stepanavaninfo.am

Stepanavan (Armenian: Ստեփանավան, also Romanized as Step’anavan and Stepahavan; also, Stepanawan-Lori; until 1938 Dzhalal-Ogly, meaning "Son of Jalal", also Romanized as Dzhelaloglu and Dzhalalogly) is the second largest city (after Vanadzor) in the Lori Province in Armenia. It was established in 1938 and is located on the river Dzoraget to the north of Bazum ridge on the Lori plateau. Stepanavan is 157 km away from Armenia's capital Yerevan and 30 km away from Vanadzor, which is the third largest city in Armenia after Yerevan and Gyumri. The city is named after the Armenian Bolshevik leader Stepan Shaumyan.

The city suffered major destruction during the Spitak Earthquake of 1988.

Stepanavan is a mountain-climate health resort known for its pine forests. The essential oils, isolated by coniferous trees, possess strong bactericidal properties; therefore mountainous air of Stepanavan, filled with the aroma of pine tree, is useful to patients with respiratory problems. In recent years, there were cases of barbarous and unsanctioned cutting down of trees around the health resort, which, according to ecologists, can have irreversible consequences.

[edit] Main attractions

Dzoraget River
Lori Berd, medieval Armenian fortress
Stepanavan Dendropark
Stepan Shahumyan Museum

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Stepanavan
Stepanavan town center	Stepan Shahumyan Museum and other building in the town center	The Dzoraget River as seen from the main bridge in Stepanavan
Dzoraget Canyon, a popular recreational destination	Stepanavan Dendropark	Bridge in Stepanavan
Old Russian Orthodox church in Stepanavan