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The territory of Tsakhkadzor (in
Armenian the word means Gorge of Flowers) was inhabited yet
from the ancient times, the evidence of which are the
archeological finds from the abovementioned area. In the
course of III-V cc. the forests surrounding this settlement
were game-preserves and served for royal hunt. In the XI
century Grigor Magistros the Pahlavuni gave orders to
construct the church of Grigor Lusavorich (Gregory the
Illuminator), laying the groundwork for Kecharis monastery
complex, which has been prospering up till the close of XIV
century. All the churches and chapels of the complex stood
fast till the XVII century. In 1828 as a consequence of
unification of Eastern Armenia with Russia, thousands of
Armenians migrated from Persia and Western Armenia and got
established in the villages of Darachichagh region
(Tsakhkadzor). In the 70s of the XIX century the settlement
got populated by Malacans. In the end of XIX century the cream
of the crop and influential residents of Yerevan and Tbilisi
constructed numerous cottages here. Up till the October
Revolution Tsakhkadzor used to be the best summer recreation
residence of Yerevan governmental officials. In the Soviet
years Tsakhkadzor preserved and developed its traditions of a
tourist town. Here were constructed about two dozens of summer
pioneer camps, approximately a dozen of rest houses were
thousands of people from all over our Republic as well as
different parts of the Soviet Union spent their summer
holidays. Various conferences and scientific congresses were
held in Tsakhkadzor, making it popular and well-known from
that perspective as well.
In 1966-67 was constructed
the main Sports Complex of USSR, which brought to Tsakhkadzor
international recognition and fame. Here were being trained
the best national teams for participating in Olympic Games and
World Championships. In 1962-72 on the slope of Teghenis
Mountain was built the seat rope-way which made Tsakhkadzor
attractive in winter, too. This fact notably contributed to
the development of skiing. The flow of those, visiting
Tsakhkadzor during winter months remarkably increased. In 1984
Tsakhkadzor received status of a town.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union,
along with the whole country Tsakhkadzor also experienced
hardships and endured numerous asperities and difficulties.
Nevertheless, in the year 2000 started the new upsurge of
Tsakhkadzor city. Nearly all the rest houses got renovated,
meeting all modern requirements both in terms of design and
conditions, as well as the level of services rendered. The
former pioneer camps were substantially refurbished, turning
into modern recreation houses and hotels. Plentiful luxury
cottages and mansions were built, too. The streets got
reconstructed and asphalted, the night lights system was
adjusted; due to the efforts of the Municipality was built the
main square of the town, where the majestic memorial of
martyrs perished for their country was raised afterwards. The
efforts of infrastructures that aim at solving communal,
public utility problems of the town get gradually improved.
The consistent work is underway on converting the town into a
tourist center that will meet all international standards. The
international collaboration ties established with the French
town of Font Romeu and TIGERDEV SWISS SA company serve the
very that purpose. |
