Hangstaran
Hangstaran is a cemetery in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,498 metres. Hangstaran is situated nearby to the village Arapi, as well as near Voskehask.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 2 km east of Hangstaran.
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 2½ km east of Hangstaran.
Mother Armenia
Work of art
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mother Armenia monumental statue is a female personification of Armenia, located in the city of Gyumri. It resembles the monumental complex of Mother Armenia in the capital Yerevan. Mother Armenia is situated 2 km east of Hangstaran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arapi and Gyumri.
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.
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.
Voskehask
Village
Voskehask is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Voskehask is situated 3½ km southwest of Hangstaran.
Hangstaran
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.78607° or 40° 47′ 10″ northLongitude
43.80292° or 43° 48′ 11″ eastElevation
1,498 metres (4,915 feet)Open location code
8HG5QRP3+C5GeoNames ID
11341797
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In Other Languages
“Hangstaran” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Hangstaran”
- Armenian: “Հանգստարան”
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