" ▁factory ▁for ▁he ating ▁equip ments . ▁ ▁Many ▁small ▁plants ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁building ▁materials , ▁mainly ▁t uf a , ▁bas alt ▁and ▁cl ay ▁are ▁also ▁operating ▁in ▁Van ad zor . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Van ad zor ▁Th erm al ▁Power ▁Plant ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁ ▁Van ad zor ▁is ▁a ▁resort ▁center ▁in ▁northern ▁Armen ia ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁m ild ▁climate , ▁clean ▁air ▁and ▁min eral ▁spr ings . ▁Many ▁hot els ▁and ▁sp a ▁resort s ▁are ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁connected ▁with ▁other ▁major ▁cities ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁with ▁a ▁railway ▁and ▁a ▁motor way . ▁ ▁Van ad zor ▁Armen ia ▁Health ▁Res ort ▁& ▁Hotel ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁resort s ▁with ▁water ▁treatment ▁procedures ▁( min eral ▁water ▁" L ori ") ▁and ▁mud / peat ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Van ad zor ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁educational ▁institutions ▁serving ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁L ori ▁and ▁T av ush ▁provinces . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁educational ▁institutions ▁are ▁currently ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁city : ▁Van ad zor ▁State ▁University ▁named ▁after ▁H ov h annes ▁T um any an ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁with ▁ 5 ▁fac ult ies : ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Phil ology , ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁Geography