▁P amb ak ▁River , ▁on ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁the ▁rivers ▁of ▁T and z ut ▁and ▁Van ad zor ▁join ▁the ▁P amb ak ▁river . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁over ▁ ▁mountains ▁of ▁B az um ▁and ▁P amb ak . ▁The ▁southern ▁and ▁eastern ▁regions ▁are ▁dens ely ▁for ested ▁while ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁are ▁only ▁covered ▁with ▁bush es ▁and ▁plants . ▁ ▁The ▁climate ▁of ▁Van ad zor ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁cool ▁sum mers ▁and ▁relatively ▁m ild ▁winter s . ▁The ▁average ▁temperature ▁in ▁winter ▁is ▁, ▁while ▁in ▁summer ▁it ▁reaches ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁Van ad zor ' s ▁climate ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁( K ö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁D fb ). ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁precip itation ▁is ▁around ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁Van ad zor ▁Botan ical ▁Garden ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 ▁botan ical ▁par ks ▁within ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Van ad zor ▁has ▁grown ▁gradually ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁after ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Y ere van ▁Governor ate . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁K iro v ak an - V an ad zor ▁increased ▁significantly ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁when ▁St alin ▁allowed ▁open ▁imm igration ▁to ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁with ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁for ▁the ▁arriv ing ▁Armen ians