Avan

Avan is in Yerevan, Central Armenia and has an elevation of 1,368 metres. Avan is situated nearby to the locality Isahakyan A., as well as near Valodik.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral of Avan and Fridtjof Nansen Museum.

Cathedral of Avan

Church

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The Cathedral of Avan is a ruined late 6th-century church located in the Avan District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is the oldest surviving church inside Yerevan's city limits, and earliest dated example of tetraconch church.

Fridtjof Nansen Museum

Museum

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Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, a scientist, a diplomat, a humanitarian, and the co-founder of the Fatherland League.

Megamall Armenia

Shopping center

Megamall Armenia is a multifunctional shopping and entertainment center in Yerevan, Nor Nork District. It was opened on 23 October 2019. It is the largest shopping and entertainment center in Armenia and in the Caucasus region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nor Nork and Kanaker-Zeytun.

Nor Nork

Suburb

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Nor Nork is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is located at the eastern part of the city. It is bordered by the districts of Nork-Marash, Kentron and Kanaker-Zeytun from the west, Avan from the north and Erebuni from the south. Kotayk Province forms the eastern border of the district.

Kanaker-Zeytun

Suburb

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Kanaker-Zeytun is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the 2022 census, the population of the district is 73,834.

Avan

Suburb

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Avan is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Originally an ancient village on a hill at the northeastern outskirts of Yerevan, Avan has been inhabited since pre-Christian times.

Avan

Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.2126° or 40° 12′ 45″ north

Longitude

44.578° or 44° 34′ 41″ east

Population

55,100

Elevation

1,368 metres (4,488 feet)

Open location code

8HG66H7H+25

GeoNames ID

13156595

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