Lyon Park

Lyon Park, popularly known as Tokhmakh Park, is a public park in the Armenian capital of . It occupies an area of 17 hectares in the eastern of the capital city.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Yerevan
  • Also known as: “Lyon Park, Yerevan”, “Tokhmakh Park”, “Vardavar Park”, and “Vardavarri”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vardavar lake and Erebuni Fortress.

Pond
Photo: Spetsnaz 1981, CC BY 2.0.
is a pond.

Archaeological site
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is an Urartian fortified city, located in , . It is 1,017 metres above sea level. It was one of several fortresses built along the northern Urartian border and was one of the most important political, economic and cultural centers of the vast kingdom.

Museum
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Erebuni Historical-Archaeological Reserve-Museum, was established on October 19, 1968. The opening of the museum was timed to coincide with the 2750th anniversary of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saritagh and Nor Butania.

Neighborhood
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, is a neighbourhood in the of , .

Neighborhood
, is a neighbourhood in the of , .

Suburb
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is one of the 12 districts of , the capital of . It is situated southeast of the city centre where is located. The name of Yerevan itself is derived from ancient .

Lyon Park

Latitude
40.15386° or 40° 9′ 14″ north
Longitude
44.52743° or 44° 31′ 39″ east
Elevation
1,032 metres (3,386 feet)
Inception
1578
Open location code
8HG65G3G+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32402461
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
13156377
Wiki­data ID
Q15243207
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Lyon Park” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منتزه ليون”
  • Armenian: “Թոխմախի այգի”
  • Armenian: “Լիոնի այգի”
  • Armenian: “Վարդավառի այգի”
  • Belarusian: “Ліонскі Парк”
  • Bengali: “লিয়নি উদ্যান”
  • French: “parc de Lyon”
  • French: “Parc de Lyon”
  • Georgian: “ლიონის პარკი”
  • Persian: “پارک لیون”
  • Russian: “Лионский парк”
  • Swedish: “Lyonparken”
  • Telugu: “లయాన్ పార్కు, యెరెవాన్”
  • Turkish: “Lyon Parkı”

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