Margahoviti Argelavayr

Margahoviti Argelavayr is a special nature reserve (argelavayr, protected natural territory) in Lori region, established by a April 4, 1971 decree of the Armenian SSR Council of Ministers. It covers 3,368 hectares and exists to protect moisture-loving forest and the animal life bound to it.

The territory sits in the Aghstev river basin, running from Margahovit village up the northern slopes of the Pambak mountain range, between 1,900 and 2,200 meters elevation. It falls under Armenia's Ministry of Agriculture, with day-to-day management handled by the Hayantar state forestry agency.

In Lori region, on the northern slopes of the Pambak range above Margahovit village — ~59 km north-northeast of Yerevan (straight-line).