Shengavite

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Coat of arms of Yerevan
Shengavit (Շենգավիթ)
district of Jerewan
Shengavite in Yerevan
surface 40.5 km²
Residents 135,535 (2011)
Population density 3347 inhabitants / km²
Website yerevan.am/en/districts/shengavit
structure
quarter

Nerkin Schengawit, Werin Schengawit, Koghb, Nerkin Tscharbach, Werin Tscharbach, Noragawit

politics
mayor Rasmik Mkrtschjan

Shengavite ( Armenian Շենգավիթ ) is a district of Yerevan , the capital of the Republic of Armenia . In 2011 the district had a population of 135,535. With an area of ​​40.5 km 2 , Schengawit is the second largest of the twelve city districts of Yerevan. Schengawit is located southwest of the city center and borders the districts of Erebuni , Kentron , Malatia-Sebastia and Nubaraschen . With its border with the suburban area, Schengawit borders the province of Ararat .

The Garegin Nschdeh -Platz forms with its metro station , the center of the district. The Erebuni Airport and a thermal power station are also located in Schengawit, as are the archaeological sites of a settlement of the Kura-Araxes culture and the Urartian city ​​of Teišebai URU . One of the largest shopping centers in Armenia, the Yerevan Mall , is also located in Schengawit.

Web links

Commons : Schengawit  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b https://www.yerevan.am/en/districts/shengavit/ (accessed August 18, 2020)

Coordinates: 40 ° 8 ′ 22.9 ″  N , 44 ° 29 ′ 3.1 ″  E