Yerablur
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 Yerablur | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1990 |
| Location | Malatia-Sebastia, Yerevan |
| Country | Armenia |
| Size | 44 hectares (110 acres) |
| Number of graves | 700[1] |
Yerablur (Armenian: Եռաբլուր) is a military cemetery located on a hilltop in the outskirts of Yerevan, Armenia. Since 1988, Yerablur has become the burial place of Armenian soldiers who lost their lives during the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Many famous Armenian heroes are buried in this military cemetery, including:
- Movses Gorgisyan (1990)
- Monte Melkonian (1993)
- Garo Kahkejian (1993)
- Shahen Meghrian (1993)
- Sose Mayrig (died in 1952, reburied at Yerablur in 1998)
- Vazgen Sargsyan (1999)
- Andranik (died in 1927, reburied at Yerablur in 2000)[2][3]
- Gurgen Margaryan (2004)
Gallery
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Monte Melkonian
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Garo Kahkejian
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Sose Mayrig
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Vazgen Sargsyan
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Andranik
See also
- Armenian fedayees
- Nagorno-Karabakh War
References
- ↑ Melkonian, Markar (25 November 2012). "Տեսարան Եռաբլուրից [A View from Yerablur]". Hetq. Retrieved 19 June 2013. "Այժմ երեւի 700 գերեզման կա Եռաբլուրում:"
- ↑ "Gen. Andranik's Remains to Be Buried in Armenia". Asbarez. 9 February 2000. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ Khanbabyan, Armen (22 February 2000). "Перезахоронен прах героя" [The remains of the hero were reburied]. Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 6 September 2013.
Coordinates: 40°9′35.91″N 44°27′15.17″E / 40.1599750°N 44.4542139°E
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