Kentron (destrict)
Kentron Կենտրոն | |
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 Panorama o the Kentron Destrict frae the Haypost biggin. | |
 Kentron destrict shown in red | |
| Kintra | Armenie |
| Marz (Province) | Yerevan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 995 m (3,264 ft) |
| Population (2011 est.) | |
| • Total | 131,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 ( ) |
Kentron (Armenie: Կենտրոն, meanin "centre" ) is a destrict o Yerevan, the caipital o Armenie. It comprises the dountoun, the commercial centre o the ceety. As o the 2011 estimate, the destrict haes a population o 131,000. It is bordered bi Ajapnyak an Malatia-Sebastia destricts frae the wast, Shengavit an Erebuni destricts frae the sooth, Nor Nork destrict frae the east an Arabkir an Kanaker-Zeytun destricts frae the north. Hrazdan River flows throu the wastren pairt o the destrict.
The destrict is commonly dividit intae sax smawer neebourheids: Pokr Kentron, Noragyugh, Nor Kilikia, Aygestan, Kond an Dzoragyugh. Kond is ane o the auldest quairters o Yerevan.
Kentron is hame tae maist o the govrenmental biggins: the Presidential Palace, the Naitional Assembly o Armenie, the Central Bank o Armenie, the Naitional Security Service an maist o the meenistries.
Streets, squares an pairks
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Main streets:
- Abovyan Street
- Northern Avenue
- Mashtots Avenue
- Sayat-Nova Avenue
- Mikael Nalbandian street
- Marshal Baghramyan Avenue
- Saralanj Avenue
- Aghasi Khanjian street
- Yeghishe Charents street
- Tigran Mets Avneue
- Hovhannes Tumanyan street
- Moskovian street
- Grigor Lusavorich street
- Italia street
- Argishti street
- Vazgen Sargsyan street
- Vardanants street
- Pertch Proshian street
- Amiryan street
- Squares:
- Republic Square
- Freedom Square
- Charles Aznavour square
- Andrei Sakharov square
- Square of Roushie
- Place de France
- Stepan Shahumyan square
- Pairks:
- Inglis pairk
- Childer's pairk
- Abovyan Children's pairk an railwey
- Tsitsernakaberd pairk
- Youth Circular pairk
- Lovers' pairk
- Poplavok
- Moscovian Garden
- Martiros Saryan Garden
- Komitas Garden
- Yerevan 2750t Anniversary pairk
Religious biggins an historical steids
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- Religious buildings:
- Historical steids:
- Kond neebourheid
- Yerevan Reid Bridge o the 17t century
Education an cultur
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kentron destrict is the educational an cultural centre o Yerevan.
- The destrict is hame tae mony varsities an academies:
- Yerevan state university o airchitectur an construction
- Yerevan State University
- Yerevan State Musical Conservatory
- Armenian State Pedagogical University
- Yerevan State Medical University
- State Engineering University of Armenia
- Yerevan State Linguistic University
- American University of Armenia
- Armenian State University of Economics
- Armenian National Academy of Sciences
- Kentron is hame tae a nummer o important cultural institutions:
- National Library of Armenia
- National Gallery of Armenia
- Yerevan Opera Theater
- Sundukyan State Academic Theatre
- Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre
- Stanislavski Russian Theatre
- Komitas Chamber Music Hall
- Arno Babajanian concert hall
- Museum-Institute of Auncient Manuscripts
- History Museum of Armenia
- Cafesjian Museum of Art
- Yerevan History Museum
- The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
- Sergei Parajanov Museum
- House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian
- Khnko Aper Children's Library
- Center of Contemporary Experimental Art
Industrie
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Industrial plants:
- Yerevan Ararat Wine Factory
- Yerevan Brandy Company
- Jermuk Group Mineral Water Factory
- Electro House ingineerin factory
Sports
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- Hrazdan Stadium
- Republican Stadium
- Karen Demirchyan Complex
- Orange Tennis Courts
- Dinamo Sports Hall
- FC Pyunik trainin grund
- Yerevan Chess House
Entertainment an recreation
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Yerevan Circus
- Yerevan Cascade
- Tashir Mall
- Moscow Cinema
- Yerevan Vernissage o airt exhibition
Transportation
[eedit | eedit soorce]- The destrict is servit bi a public transport netwirk o buses an trolleybuses.
- The Yerevan underground metro haes 4 stations in the Kentron destrict:
- Marshal Baghramyan station
- Yeritasardakan station
- Republic Square station
- General Andranik station
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie
Ceety o Yerevan | |||
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