Tavush (Armenian: Տավուշ, Armenian pronunciation: [tɑˈvuʃ] ), is a province of Armenia. It is located at the northeast of Armenia and bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. It is domestically bordered by the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from the southwest and Lori Province from west. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ijevan.

The territories of present-day Lori and Tavush along with the neighboring Georgia, became part of the Russian Empire in 1800-01. The territories became an official region of Russia as per the Treaty of Gulistan signed between Imperial Russia and Qajar Persia in October 1813, following the Russo-Persian War of 1804–13.^[2] In 1840, the Yelizavetpolsky Uyezd was formed and most of the territories of Tavush became part of the newly-founded administrative division of the Russian Empire. Later in 1868, the Elisabethpol Governorate was established and Tavush became part of the newly-formed Kazakhsky Uyezd of the governorate.

From 1930 until 1995, modern-day Tavush was divided into 3 raions within the Armenian SSR: Ijevan raion, Noyemberyan raion, and Shamshadin raion. With the territorial administration reform of 1995, the 3 raions were merged to form the Tavush Province.

Fortresses and archaeological sites

• Tavush Fortress of the 10th century,

• Berdavan Fortress of the 10th century,

• Aghjkaberd Fortress,

• Sranots Bridge, 13th-14th centuries.

Churches and monasteries

• Tsrviz Chapel of the 5th century,

• Holy Mother of God Church of Voskepar of the 7th-century,

• Kirants Monastery of the 8th century,

• Makaravank monastery of the 10th century,

• Jukhtak Vank monastery of the 11th-12th centuries,

• Goshavank monastery of the 12th century,

• Aghavnavank Monastery of the 12th-13th centuries,

• Samsonavank Monastery of the 12th-13th centuries,

• Shkhmurad Monastery of the 12th-13th centuries,

• Matosavank monastery of 1247,

• Arakelots Monastery of Kirants of the 13th century,

• Haghartsin Monastery of the 13th century,

• Nor Varagavank monastery of the 13th century,

• Khoranashat Monastery of the 13th century,

• Srvegh Monastery of the 13th century.