Khachqar in Memory of 1988 Earthquake Victims

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Gyumri Shirak International Airport

Aerodrome

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Gyumri Shirak International Airport is an international airport serving Gyumri in the province of Shirak, Armenia. It is about five kilometres from the center of Gyumri. Gyumri Shirak International Airport is situated 2½ km southeast of Khachqar in Memory of 1988 Earthquake Victims.

Black Fortress

Castle

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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 2½ km north of Khachqar in Memory of 1988 Earthquake Victims.

Vardanants Square

Square

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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 2½ km north of Khachqar in Memory of 1988 Earthquake Victims.

Places in the Area

Gyumri

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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

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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 northwest of Khachqar in Memory of 1988 Earthquake Victims.

Gharibjanyan

Village

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Gharibjanyan, known as Aleksandrovka until 1935, is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1935 in honor of Bolshevik leader Bagrat Gharibjanyan, killed in 1920. Gharibjanyan is situated 3½ km southwest of Khachqar in Memory of 1988 Earthquake Victims.

Khachqar in Memory of 1988 Earthquake Victims

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