Rrusakan Sev
Rrusakan Sev is a historical site in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,529 metres. Rrusakan Sev is situated nearby to Gyumri City Stadium, as well as near the castle Black Fortress.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gyumri City Stadium and Black Fortress.
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 310 metres east of Rrusakan Sev.
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 480 metres southwest of Rrusakan Sev.
Vardanants Square
Square
Vartanants Square or Vardanants Square, is the large central town square in Gyumri, Armenia. It is bordered by Abovyan street from the west, Gai street from the north, Shahumyan street from the east and Vahan Cheraz street from the south. Vardanants Square is situated 1 km east of Rrusakan Sev.
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.
Voskehask
Village
Voskehask is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Voskehask is situated 5 km southwest of Rrusakan Sev.
Rrusakan Sev
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.78473° or 40° 47′ 5″ northLongitude
43.83008° or 43° 49′ 48″ eastElevation
1,529 metres (5,016 feet)Open location code
8HG5QRMJ+V2GeoNames ID
11341762
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In Other Languages
“Rrusakan Sev” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Rrusakan Sev”
- Armenian: “Ռուսական սև”
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