Yerkrord
Yerkrord is a cemetery in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,513 metres. Yerkrord is situated nearby to the village Arapi, as well as near Gharibjanyan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Black Fortress and Gyumri City Stadium.
Black Fortress
Castle
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sev Berd or Black Fortress is an abandoned Russian imperial fortress in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia. The fortress, which lies 8 kilometres from the Turkish border, was built in response to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829. Black Fortress is situated 1½ km north of Yerkrord.
Gyumri City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Avdav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyumri City Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Gyumri, Armenia. It is currently the home venue of the Armenian Premier League club FC Shirak of Gyumri. The current capacity of the stadium is 4,000 seats. Gyumri City Stadium is situated 2 km north of Yerkrord.
St. Amenaprkitch
Church
Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Saviour's Church, is a 19th-century church in Gyumri, Armenia. It occupies the southern side of the Vartanants Square at the centre of Gyumri. It was constructed between 1858 and 1872 and consecrated in 1873. St. Amenaprkitch is situated 2 km northeast of Yerkrord.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyumri and Arapi.
Gyumri
Photo: GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2½ km northwest of Yerkrord.
Gharibjanyan
Village
Photo: ZaruhiH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gharibjanyan, known as Aleksandrovka until 1935, is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1935 in honor of Bolshevik leader Bagrat Gharibjanyan, killed in 1920. Gharibjanyan is situated 4 km southwest of Yerkrord.
Yerkrord
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.76813° or 40° 46′ 5″ northLongitude
43.83069° or 43° 49′ 51″ eastElevation
1,513 metres (4,964 feet)Open location code
8HG5QR9J+77GeoNames ID
11341721
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In Other Languages
“Yerkrord” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Yerkrord”
- Armenian: “Երկրորդ”
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