Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour is a monument in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,564 metres. Charles Aznavour is situated nearby to Lord Byron School, as well as near the village Arapi.

Photo: Arman musikyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Monument
Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
Also known as: “Charles Aznavour Statue” and “Շարլ Ազնավուր”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lord Byron School and Ankakhutyan Square.

Lord Byron School

School

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Lord Byron School №20 is a public school in Gyumri founded in 1990, following the 1988 Armenian earthquake that devastated the city, by funds provided by the British Government as well as donations raised by the British people. Lord Byron School is situated 420 metres northeast of Charles Aznavour.

Ankakhutyan Square

Square

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Independence Square is a large square at the centre of Gyumri city, Armenia. It is the second square of the city after the central Vartanants Square. The square is intersected by the streets of Khrimian Hayrik, Garegin Nzhdeh, Alex Manoogian, Sayat Nova Avenue and Tigranes the Great Avenue. Ankakhutyan Square is situated 1½ km south of Charles Aznavour.

Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theater

Theater building

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Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theater is a theater building, which is situated 2 km south of Charles Aznavour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyumri and Arapi.

Gyumri

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Gyumri is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of Shirak Province in Northern Armenia. The city was hit hard by the 1988 Spitak earthquake, the consequences of which are still visible throughout the city in the 2020’s.

Arapi

Village

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Arapi is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,053 in 2010, up from 1,980 at the 2001 census. Arapi is situated 4½ km southwest of Charles Aznavour.