page_title: Vayots Dzor Province
section_title: Sport
hierarchical_section_title: Vayots Dzor Province / Sport
caption_attribution_description: English: Arevik stadium, Vayk
context_page_description: Vayots Dzor, is a province of Armenia. It lies at the southeastern end of the country, bordering the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the west and the Shahumyan Province of the Artsakh Republic to the east. It covers an area of 2,308 km². With a population of only 53,230, it is the most sparsely populated province in the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Yeghegnadzor.
  The province is home to many ancient landmarks and tourist attractions in Armenia including the Areni-1 cave complex and Areni-1 winery of the Chalcolithic period, the 8th-century Tanahat Monastery, the 10th-century Smbataberd fortress, and the 13th-century Noravank monastery. Vayots Dzor is also home to the spa-town of Jermuk.
  The village of Gladzor in Vayots Dzor was home to the 13th and 14th-century University of Gladzor.
context_section_description: Arpa FC of Yeghegnadzor -founded as Momik FC in 1992- used to represent the town in the Armenian Premier League football competition. Like many other Armenian football clubs, Arpa FC was dissolved in early 2003 and is currently inactive from professional football. The towns of Vayk and Yeghegnadzor have a football stadium each with minor capacities.
  Every year, during the month of August, Jemruk hosts the FIDE Grand Prix Jermuk chess tournament.
caption: Arevik Stadium in Vayk
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