▁leader ▁Serge y ▁K iro v . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁a ▁new ▁rem od eling ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁city , ▁created ▁by ▁architect s ▁N . ▁Z arg ary an ▁and ▁A . ▁Min asy an , ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁industrial ▁district ▁and ▁a ▁summer - res ort ▁area . ▁The ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁re develop ed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁central ▁town ▁square ▁named ▁after ▁Serge y ▁K iro v ▁( now ▁Hay k ▁Square ) ▁was ▁constructed ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁surrounding ▁government ▁and ▁administrative ▁buildings . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Armen ia , ▁K iro v ak an ▁was ▁renamed ▁Van ad zor ▁after ▁the ▁Van ad zor ▁River ▁that ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Van ad zor , ▁along ▁with ▁Gy um ri ▁and ▁Sp it ak ▁( ▁west ), ▁suffered ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁damage ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁earth qu ake ▁when ▁ 5 6 4 ▁residents ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Un like ▁the ▁two ▁other ▁cities , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁buildings ▁in ▁Van ad zor ▁were ▁un sc athed ▁from ▁the ▁earth qu ake . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁climate ▁ ▁Van ad zor , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁L ori ▁Province , ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Y ere van ▁and ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Gy um ri . ▁ ▁At ▁an ▁average ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁Van ad zor ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of