Surb Alek’sandria
Surb Alek’sandria is a church in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,551 metres. Surb Alek’sandria is situated nearby to the village Arapi, as well as near Mayisyan.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 1¼ km south of Surb Alek’sandria.
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 south of Surb Alek’sandria.
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 2 km southeast of Surb Alek’sandria.
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 southwest of Surb Alek’sandria.
Mayisyan
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mayisyan is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Mayisyan is situated 6 km north of Surb Alek’sandria.
Surb Alek’sandria
- Type: Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7973° or 40° 47′ 50″ northLongitude
43.82788° or 43° 49′ 40″ eastElevation
1,551 metres (5,089 feet)Open location code
8HG5QRWH+W5GeoNames ID
11341766
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In Other Languages
“Surb Alek’sandria” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Surb Alek’sandria”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Ալեքսանդրիա”
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