1988 Earthquake Memorial
1988 Earthquake Memorial is a memorial in Shirak Province, Armenia. 1988 Earthquake Memorial is situated nearby to the church St. Amenaprkitch, as well as near the memorial Vahan Cheraz.Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Gyumri, Armenia
- Also known as: “Earthquake memorial, Gyumri”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Amenaprkitch and Vardanants Square.
St. Amenaprkitch
Church
Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Saviour's Church, is a 19th-century church in Gyumri, Armenia. It occupies the southern side of the Vartanants Square at the centre of Gyumri. It was constructed between 1858 and 1872 and consecrated in 1873.
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 170 metres north of 1988 Earthquake Memorial.
The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sister
Museum
Photo: Meri Asatryan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gallery of Mariam and Yeranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters is a gallery in Armenia, exhibiting the complete collection of the painting, graphic, ceramic works of Mariam and Yeranuhi Aslamazyan sisters. The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sister is situated 270 metres north of 1988 Earthquake Memorial.
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 3 km west of 1988 Earthquake Memorial.
Akhuryan
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akhuryan is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 7,113 as per the 2011 official census down from 9,696 at the 2001 census. Akhuryan is situated 5 km east of 1988 Earthquake Memorial.
1988 Earthquake Memorial
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.7838° or 40° 47′ 2″ northLongitude
43.8412° or 43° 50′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8HG5QRMR+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1423079448OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q20513386
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“1988 Earthquake Memorial” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Անմեղ զոհերին, բարեգութ սրտերին”
- Russian: “Мемориальный комплекс памяти жертв землетрясения 1988 года”
- Turkish: “Gümrü Deprem Anıtı”
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