The territory is mainly mountainous and rocky hillsides covered with a green carpet of Alpine meadows.

The main source is Aghstev river with its tributaries Getik, Voskepar and Sarnajur.

Most of the Tavush territory is covered with thick forests, mainly around the towns of Dilijan, Ijevan and Berd.

The territories of present-day Lori and Tavush along with the neighboring Georgia, became part of the Russian Empire in 1800–01.

[6] In 1840, the Elizavetpol uezd was formed and most of the territories of Tavush were included in this new administrative division of the Russian Empire.

With the territorial administration reform of 1995, the 3 raions were merged to form the Tavush Province.

According to the 1989 Soviet census, the Tavush Province (then part of the Shamshadin, Noyemberyan, and Ijevan districts in 1930–1995)[8] had a population of 144,583.

The regulating body of the church is the Diocese of Tavush, headed by Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan.

As a result of the administrative reforms that took place on 15 December 2015, 17 June 2016, 16 July 2016 and 9 June 2017, Tavush is currently divided into 24 municipal communities (hamaynkner), of which 5 are urban, and 19 are rural:[10][11][12][13][14] During recent years, many rural settlements in Tavush have been abandoned, including the villages of Chermakavan, Chirchiri, Geghatap, Gomer, Shamakhyan and Tarsachay.

The existing industry is mainly dominated by food-processing and the production of alcoholic drinks.

The cultural heritage and the natural monuments of the region attract a large number of tourists.

It is also considered a financial centre as much of the Central Bank's operations was moved to Dilijan in 2013.

Arnar Stadium hosted the Armenian Independence Cup final match in 2008 where Ararat Yerevan won the title defeating Banants.

[46] Ijevan is the venue of the annual MultiForce off-road racing international competition, that attracts participants from Armenia and the neighboring countries.