Fridtjof Nansen Museum
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.Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Mother of God (Nor Nork) and Megamall Armenia.
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 450 metres southeast of Fridtjof Nansen Museum.
Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan)
Memorial
Photo: Vahram Mekhitarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gai (Hayk Bzhishkyan) is a memorial, which is situated 310 metres northeast of Fridtjof Nansen Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nor Nork and Kanaker-Zeytun.
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.
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.
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. Avan is situated 2½ km north of Fridtjof Nansen Museum.
Fridtjof Nansen Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: biographical museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.1991° or 40° 11′ 57″ northLongitude
44.56221° or 44° 33′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8HG65HX6+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1050860893OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q20517393
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Fridtjof Nansen Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف فريدجوف نانسن”
- Armenian: “Ֆրիտյոֆ Նանսենի թանգարան”
- French: “musée Fridtjof Nansen”
- French: “Musée Fridtjof Nansen”
- German: “Fridtjof-Nansen-Museum”
- Russian: “Музей Фритьофа Нансена”
- Swedish: “Fridtjof Nansenmuseet”
- Turkish: “Fridtjof Nansen Müzesi”
- Western Armenian: “Ֆրիտիոֆ Նանսենի Թանգարան (Երեւան)”
- Western Armenian: “Ֆրիտիոֆ Նանսենի Թանգարան”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nansen Park and HayPost 0056.
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