Vanadzor is the third-largest city in Armenia with a population of 107,394 (2001 census) and the capital of the Lori Province. It was previously known as Kirovakan (Armenian: Ô¿Õ«Ö€Õ¸Õ¾Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶, after Sergey Kirov) during the Soviet era and as Karakilisa during the Tsarist period (...) (from Wikipedia)