page_title: Ijevan
section_title: Sport
hierarchical_section_title: Ijevan / Sport
caption_attribution_description: English: Arnar stadium Ijevan
context_page_description: Ijevan, is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Tavush Province. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Gugark Mountains, on the shores of Aghstev River. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 21,081, making it the most populated town in the province. As per the 2016 official estimate, the population of Ijevan is around 20,700.
  Ijevan is located at a road distance of 137 km northeast of Yerevan. The Yerevan-Tbilisi highway passes through Ijevan.
  The town's current name Ijevan, and its former name Karavansara, both mean "inn", in Armenian and Persian, respectively.
  Ijevan is the seat of the Diocese of Tavush of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
context_section_description: Ijevan is home to the all-seater Arnar Stadium, built in 2007 and hosted the Armenian Independence Cup final match in 2008 for the first and the only time being played outside the capital Yerevan.
  FC Bentonit Ijevan was the only professional football club in the town, dissolved in 2007 due to financial difficulties. Currently, the town has an under-19 football club known as FC Nikarm, operating since 2000.
  The town has a children and youth sport school run by the municipality.
  Ijevan is the venue of the annual MultiForce off-road racing international competition, that attracts participants from Armenia and the neighboring countries.
caption: Arnar Stadium
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