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Ancient city of Gavar, Armenia, 1838. The town, situated among the high mountains of Gegham range, was known as Nor Bayazet until 1959. Between 1959 and 1995, it was known as Kamo, named after the Bolshevik revolutionary Kamo (Simon Ter-Petrosian). In 1995, the town was renamed back to its ancient name of Gavar. From "Panorama Universal - Historia de Armenia" (Universal Panorama - History of Armenia), 1838.