Kovkasyan Mrtavardenu Argelavayr

Kovkasyan Mrtavardenu Argelavayr (Caucasian rhododendron reserve) is a protected area in Armenia's Lori region, created to conserve stands of Caucasian rhododendron — a relict flowering shrub — that survive here as remnants of an older plant cover.

The reserve was established on January 29, 1959, by decision No. 20 of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR. It covers 1,000 hectares in the land around the settlements of Fioletovo, Margahovit, Lermontovo, and Shahumyan.

The reserve sits in Lori region, on land adjoining the villages of Fioletovo, Margahovit, Lermontovo, and Shahumyan, roughly 59 km north-northeast of Yerevan in a straight line.