Arabkir District

Arabkir
Արաբկիր

The Northern Ray residential area at the Arabkir district

Arabkir district shown in red
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Yerevan
Government
 • Mayor of District Hrayr Antonyan
Area
 • Total 12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation 1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 117,704
 • Density 9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC+4)

Arabkir District (Armenian: Արաբկիր), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is bordered by the Hrazdan River from the north and west, Kentron District from the south, and Kanaker-Zeytun District from the east.[1] Its main thoroughfare is the Komitas Avenue. The district is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods such as Nor Arabkir, Mergelyan, Aygedzor, Kanaker Hydropower Plant and Raykom.

The district is mainly connected with the rest of Yerevan city through the Komitas Avenue, Kievian street and Barekamutyun (Friendship) Metro Station.

With a population of 117,704 (2011 census), Arabkir is one of the most densely populated districts in Yerevan.

History

Komitas Avenue
HSBC Bank Armenia, Arabkir Branch at the Mher Mkrtchyan square

Arabkir was founded on November 29, 1925 as a settlement north of the Yerevan city centre. Many of the original residents of the district came from Arapgir (modern day district of Malatya Province in Turkey), which was populated with Armenians before 1915. Also, within Arabkir there is a Molokans street named after the many Spiritual Christian families who moved from the northern regions of Armenia, and settled in different neighborhoods throughout Yerevan but mainly in Arabkir. In this district there are 5 Spiritual Christian Dukhizhiznik congregations, not Molokane. The Molokan congregation is in Central Yerevan. There had been an Arabkir Cemetery at the north end of the district but sometime in the late 20th century families were warned that the cemetery was being converted to a Molokan Park and the remains would need to be moved to other locations. Only a handful of graves remain in the wooded areas of the park, as well as a memorial to soldiers from the Arabkir district who were killed in World War II.

The Arabkir district is home to many of the leading industrial plants of Armenia, including the Rusal Armenal aluminum foil mill located at the rim of the Hrazdan River gorge, the Kanaker Hydroelectric Power Station located to the north of Rusal Armenal mill along the Hrazdan River, the Grand-Sun lamp factory located on the Tbilisi Highway and the Yerevan Watch Factory located on the Vagharsh Vagharshyan street. The defunct automobile factory of ErAZ from the Soviet era is located on the Nicholas Adontz street in the Arabkir district as well.

Arabkir is the 3rd-largest district of Yerevan. As of 2006 the district had:

The municipality of Arabkir district made a number of official cooperation agreements with many European mayoralties including:

Streets and landmarks

The sculpture of Tsovinar at the Vahagn Davtyan park
The Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University
The AUA buildings and their neighbourhood

Main streets and squares

Landmarks

Ayb School
Panorama of gorge and hydroelectric power plant along the Hrazdan River in Arabkir
Panorama of Arabkir district

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arabkir at Yerevan.am
  2. ↑ Le Plessis-Robinson commune website


Coordinates: 40°12′28″N 44°30′21″E / 40.20778°N 44.50583°E / 40.20778; 44.50583

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