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During the cool summertime of the Yerevan city, it is very common to find people dancing in groups at the Northern Avenue or the Tamanyan Street near the cascade. Professional dance groups were formed in Yerevan during the Soviet days. The first group was the Armenian Folk Music and Dance Ensemble founded in 1938 by Tatul Altunyan. It was ...
However, a city/town (քաղաք, k’aghak’ ) in Armenia is not defined based on the size of its population. The other 457 municipalities in Armenia are considered rural communities (գյուղական համայնքներ, gyughakan hamaynk’ner). Two-thirds of the population are now urbanized.
Kentron (Armenian: Կենտրոն վարչական շրջան, romanized: Kentron varch’akan shrjan), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It comprises the downtown, the commercial centre of the city. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 119,841. [1]
Modern view to Yerevan. 2001 - Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre opens. 2003 Yervand Zakharyan becomes mayor. [3] Armenian International Policy Research Group headquartered in city. [16] 2004 Yerevan International Film Festival begins. Yerevan City Hall built. 2007 - Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA. [17]
With its geographic location in an area populated for many centuries, [1] Yerevan is historically in one of the most fertile parts of Armenia. [16] The commonly accepted viewpoint [1] is that the city derives its name from the Erebuni Fortress, which was built in the 8th century B.C. Earlier, Wilhelm Eilers stated in his records that the Armenian word vank (monastery - translator's note ...
Erebuni is also home to the central prison of Yerevan, Erebuni Penitentiary Institution. The Erebuni State Reserve formed in 1981, is located around 8 km southeast of the Yerevan city centre, within the Erebuni District. At a height between 1300 and 1450 meters above sea level, the reserve occupies an area of 120 hectares, mainly consisted of ...
It has been described as Yerevan's "architectural highlight" [12] and the city's "most outstanding architectural ensemble". [13] As Armenia's and the city's "most important civic space", [ 14 ] Republic Square was the main site of demonstrations during the 2018 Velvet Revolution .
The Yerevan City Council (Armenian: Երևան քաղաքի ավագանի, romanized: Yerevan k’aghak’i avagani, lit. 'Yerevan Council of Elders') is the lawmaking body of the city of Yerevan, the capital and largest city of Armenia. It has 65 members elected by party-list proportional representation system, headed by the Mayor of Yerevan.