Erebuni (Yerevan)
 district of Yerevan |
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 44 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E |
| surface | 48 km² (1) |
| Residents | 126,500 (2016) (4) |
| Population density | 2635 inhabitants / km² |
| Website | yerevan.am/en/districts/erebuni |
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Nor Aresch, Saritagh, Wardaschen, Muschawan, Werin Dschraschen, Nor Butania |
| politics | |
| mayor | Arman Abrahamjan |
Erebuni ( Armenian Էրեբունի վարչական շրջան Erebuni wartschakan schrdzhan ) is one of the twelve districts of Yerevan , the capital of Armenia . It is located southeast of the city center by the Erebuni fortress . The name Yerewans is derived from the ancient Erebuni.
overview
Erebuni borders in the west on the district of Schengawit , in the north on the districts Kentron , Nork-Marasch and Nor Nork , in the east on the province Kotajk and in the south on the district Nubaraschen .
Erebuni has an area of 48 km² (21.52% of the area of Yerevan), of which 29 km² are residential and commercial buildings. Erebuni is the largest district in Yerevan in terms of area. The district is unofficially divided into quarters: Nor Aresch, Saritagh, Wardaschen, Muschawan, Werin Dschraschen and Nor Butania. The David-von-Sasun-Platz with the metro station of the same name form the center of the district. The most important streets are Erebunistrasse, David-von-Sasun-Strasse, Freiheitskampfstrasse, Iwan-Aivazovsky-Strasse, Rostow-on-Don-Strasse, Dawit-Bek-Strasse, Arin-Berd-Strasse, Arzachallee (formerly Bakuallee) and the southern one Part of the Moses-von-Choren-Straße.
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Erebuni is a highly industrialized district of Yerevan with many large factories. The district is mainly inhabited by low-income Yerevans.
In the 2010s, many overgrown parks were restored, including Lyon Park with its artificial lake Wardawar and the Park of the Freedom Fighters . The Yerevan Central Cemetery and the Military Cemetery are also located in Erebuni.
The David von Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro is in the district . The Yerevan Railway Station is located on the Erebunier David von Sasun Square. In Erebuni there is also the central prison, called Erebuni Criminal Executive Institution .
The National Park Erebuni was set 1981st It is located around 8 km southeast of Yerevan city center in the Erebuni district. At an altitude between 1,300 and 1,450 m above sea level, the national park covers an area of 120 hectares, which mainly consists of semi-desert mountain steppe.
Erebuni had around 126,500 inhabitants in 2016.
history
Antiquity
Archaeological evidence shows that the Urartian fortress of Erebuni was built in 782 BC. It was built on the Arin-Berd hill in the area of today's Erebuni district on the orders of King Argišti I to serve as a fortress and citadel against the attacks from the North Caucasus.
During the height of the Urartian power, irrigation canals and water reservoirs were built in Erebuni and the surrounding areas. 585 BC The fortress Teišebai URU , 45 km north of Yerevan, was destroyed by an alliance of Medes and Scythians .
Modern times
After Armenia was annexed to the Soviet Union, the administrative area of Yerevan was steadily expanded. So the ancient regions of Erebunis, known as Arin-Berd , came to Yerevan.
The first 60 families to settle in this area were survivors of the Armenian genocide who escaped from Bithynia in western Armenia . In 1925 they founded the Nor Butania neighborhood. The Nor Aresch district was named after the ancient Armenian city of Aresch. The first inhabitants came from Sheki , Azerbaijan .
On July 20, 1939, following a decision by the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR, the new Molotov Raion was formed in Yerevan, named after the leading Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov . On September 25, 1957, he was named in honor of the Soviet leader Lenin in Rajon Lenin renamed. On November 13, 1961, Ordzhonikidze Rajon was formed in parts of what is now the Erebuni District , named after the Soviet politician Grigory Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze .
As a result of the Armenian repatriation process, Armenian migrants from Syria , Lebanon , Greece , France , Bulgaria and Egypt settled in the districts of Nor Aresch and Wardashen in the 1950s and 1960s .
Muschawan and Werin Dschraschen were originally villages on the eastern foothills of Yerevan, which were incorporated in 1995.
On August 8, 1991, the area of Lenin Raion was renamed Erebuni by a resolution of the Armenian National Assembly . In 1996, Yerevan was divided into twelve districts. In 1997, the former Lenin district and parts of Ordzhonikidze district were added to the Erebuni district .
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the Erebuni district had a population of 123,092 (11.61% of Yerevan's population). In 2016, the population was officially estimated at around 126,500 (4th place in Yerevan).
Until 1988 there was an Azerbaijani minority of 3000 inhabitants in Erebuni . As a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict , the majority of the Azerbaijani minority moved to Azerbaijan .
Erebuni is predominantly inhabited by Armenians who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church . The Church of Saint Mesrop Maschtoz has been under construction since 2004 .
Culture
Erebuni has many public libraries including Library No. 3 "Okro Okrojan" (founded in 1937), Library No. 10 (founded in 1951), Library No. 11 (founded in 1960) and the Music Library (founded in 1966).
The library no. 3 was founded on 15 November 1937. Initially, it was located in the basement of the house at Hoktemberjanallee 1 (today Tigran-Metz-Allee 1). It has been on the ground floor of Hoktemberjanallee 59 since 1957. In 2004 it was named after the Georgian-Armenian poet and benefactor Okro Okrojan (1939–2003). The library has 500 m² of floor space and a reading room with 100 m² and 50 reading spaces. There are around 500,000 books.
The library no. 10 was created in 1997 by the merger of the libraries no. 10 and no. 12. The original library no. 10 was founded in 1953 in the quarter Tscharbach. She later moved to the Eisenbahnkulturplast. In 1975 it was moved to the Kulturhaus in Nor Aresch 24. In 1985 the library moved to Stiller-Don-Straße 13. Library No. 12 was founded in 1984 at Stiller-Don-Straße 11. Today's library No. 10 is spread over the buildings Stiller-Don-Straße 11 and 13 and has around 37,000 books.
There is also the Children's and Youth Creativity Center No. 3 in Erebuni.
Many cultural monuments can be found in the Erebuni district, including:
- Erebuni fortress from 782 BC On the Arin-Berd
- Urartean water reservoir known as Lake Wardawar in Lyon Park, from the 8th century BC Chr .; the first memorial to the Armenian genocide was erected in the park
- David von Sasun statue at the train station, erected in 1959
- Argišti-I. Statue at the Erebuni Museum, erected in 2002
Erebuni fortress
Urartean water reservoir, today Lake Wardawar
David of Sasun statue
Argišti I statue
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Museums
- Erebuni Museum at the Erebuni Fortress, opened in 1968
- Armenian Railway Museum in Yerevan Railway Station, opened in 2009
traffic
The Erebuni district is supplied with a local public transport network of buses and trolleybuses . In addition, the “David-von-Sasun” station of the Yerevan metro has been in Erebuni since March 7, 1981 .
The Yerevan station of the Armenian Railway , founded in 1902, has been in Erebuni since 1956. He connects Yerevan with the following goals:
- Batumi
- Tbilisi Central Uri Sadguri , Tbilisi
- Gyumri
- Ararat
- Araks station in Myasnikyan
- Jerasch
Yerevan's second airport, Erebuni Airport, is located in the Erebuni District . Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the independence of Armenia, the "Erebuni" has been used primarily for military and private flights. The Armenian Air Force is based there and several MiG-29s are stationed on the tarmac.
economy
Industry
In Erebuni there is a large industrial area in the south of the district. There have been many large industrial plants here since the Soviet era. The Gajegortswerk for building materials was one of the first companies to be established here during the Soviet era. It has been operating since 1930. The Yerevan Meat Processing Factory (now Urartu) opened in 1932. In 1948, the Yerevan paint and varnish factory opened. In 1955 the compound feed factory was opened. In 1969 the metal structures and iron factory followed. In 1990, the Armenuhi-90 Chemical Products Cooperative opened.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the independence of Armenia, many new plants were opened in Erebuni, including the Global Engineering Company for metal processing in 1992, the Bari Samaratsi meat processing factory in 1994, the Nikol Duman metal casting factory in 1996, the Mancho Group for food products and mix-paints for building materials in 1999 , 2000 Yerevan Paxan Household Chemicals Plant, 2002 Narplast Polymer Container Manufacturing Works, 2003 Armenian Molybdenum Production Plant and Newlita Stone Processing Plant, 2007 Armenian Titanium Production and Armenian Travertine Mines, 2008 Astafian Wine and Cognac Factory Factory, and 2012 Chipsella for Food Products.
service
There are many major shopping centers in the district including the Erebuni Shopping Center and the Eurobaza Shopping Center . The Erebouni Medical Center opened in 1983 and is one of the largest hospitals of Yerevan. The Central Military Hospital is also located in the Erebuni District.
In 2000 a pig breeding facility was opened in the district.
education
In 2017 the district had 23 public schools, three private schools, two vocational schools and one school for children with special needs. There is also the “Dikran Tschuchadschjan” art school.
Sports
The FC Erebuni Yerevan represented a football club that Erebuni since 1,992th He played several times in the second highest Armenian league Arajin chumb . The 544-seat Erebunistadion is the club's home stadium.
Windsurfers can often be found on the artificial Lake Wardawar. The Erebuni children's and youth chess school was opened in 2015.
International Relations
Erebuni's district administration has an official cooperation and partnership agreement with the French city of Vienne, Isère . In 2014, Yerevan's mayor Taron Margarjan invited a delegation from Vienne to Erebuni, led by Mayor Thierry Kovacs , to celebrate the 2796th anniversary of the city of Yerevan . In June 2015, Kovacs invited a delegation from Erebuni to the 35th Jazz à Vienne Festival .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.yerevan.am/en/districts/erebuni/ (accessed January 9, 2020)
- ↑ Էրեբունի վարչական շրջանի Ազատամարտիկների այգու սեփականաշնորհված հատվածը վերադարձվեց երևանցիներին. (No longer available online.) In: haynews.am. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017 ; Retrieved June 30, 2018 (Armenian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ «Էրեբունի» պետական արգելոցի տարածքն ընդլայնվում է. In: news.am. July 1, 2015, accessed June 30, 2018 (Armenian).
- ^ Brady Kiesling: Rediscovering Armenia. An Archaeological / Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia. (PDF) In: yerevan.usembassy.gov. June 2000, archived from the original on January 1, 2007 ; accessed on June 30, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Views of Asia, Australia, and New Zealand explore some of the world's oldest and most intriguing countries and cities . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 2nd Edition. Chicago 2008, ISBN 978-1-59339-010-5 , pp. 43 .
- ^ Libraries in Yerevan City. In: myyerevan.am. Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Станция «Сасунци Давид». In: metroworld.ruz.net. Retrieved June 30, 2018 (Russian).
- ↑ About Us - Eurobaza Shopping Center. In: eurobaza.am. Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
- ↑ Welcome - Erebouni Medical Center. In: erebunimed.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
- ^ Musical and Art schools. In: yerevan.am. Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
- ↑ partner cities. In: yerevan.am. Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
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