Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan)

Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan) is a memorial in Yerevan, Central Armenia. Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan) is situated near Nor Norq’s fountains, as well as near the shopping center ‘Palace’ Trade Center.

Photo: Vahram Mekhitarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
Also known as: “Hayk Bzhishkyan statue” and “Հուշարձան Գայի (Հայկ Բժշկյանց)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fridtjof Nansen Museum and Megamall Armenia.

Fridtjof Nansen Museum

Museum

Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Fridtjof Nansen Museum is situated 310 metres southwest of Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan).

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. Megamall Armenia is situated 360 metres south of Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan).

Church of the Holy Mother of God (Nor Nork)

Church

Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of the Holy Mother of God (Nor Nork) is situated 320 metres southwest of Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nor Nork and Avan.

Nor Nork

Suburb

Photo: Mosinyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Avan

Suburb

Photo: Spetsnaz1991, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Kanaker-Zeytun

Suburb

Photo: Mosinyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan)

Categories: cultural property, monument, and historic site
Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.2002° or 40° 12′ 1″ north

Longitude

44.56558° or 44° 33′ 56″ east

Established

February 18th, 1977

Height

13 metres (41 feet)

Open location code

8HG66H28+36

OpenStreetMap ID

node 621869430

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q16375695

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan)” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Գայ (Հայկ Բժշկյանց)”
Armenian: “Գայի հուշարձան (Երևան)”
Armenian: “Հայկ Բժշկյանցի հուշարձան”
Russian: “Гай (Гайк Бжишкян)”
Russian: “памятник Гайку Бжишкяну”
Turkish: “Hayk Bzhishkyan Heykeli”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nor Norq’s fountains and ‘Palace’ Trade Center.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: HayCoff and ‘Jasmine’ Bedlinen Collection.

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