▁dialect ▁at ▁daily ▁life . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Van ad zor ▁are ▁eth nic ▁Armen ians , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁small ▁communities ▁of ▁Russian , ▁Ukrain ian ▁and ▁Greek ▁population . ▁ ▁Here ▁is ▁the ▁population ▁tim eline ▁of ▁Van ad zor ▁since ▁ 1 8 3 1 : ▁ ▁Religion ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church . ▁Van ad zor ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁G oug ark ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church , ▁serving ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁L ori ▁province . ▁ ▁, ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁ 4 ▁churches ▁and ▁ 2 ▁chap els : ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Mother ▁of ▁God : ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁G har ak il isa ▁( mean ing ▁the ▁Black ▁church ▁in ▁A zer ba ij ani ), ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁preserved ▁churches ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁It ▁was ▁completely ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Kam ak atar ▁Chap el , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁( although ▁it ▁originally ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁medieval ▁period ). ▁Despite ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁medieval ▁period , ▁the ▁current ▁building ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁N ativity ▁of ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁is ▁serving ▁the ▁city ' s ▁small ▁Russian ▁Orth