Ankakhutyan Square
Independence Square is a large square at the centre of Gyumri city, Armenia. It is the second square of the city after the central Vartanants Square. The square is intersected by the streets of Khrimian Hayrik, Garegin Nzhdeh, Alex Manoogian, Sayat Nova Avenue and Tigranes the Great Avenue.- Type: Square
- Description: square of Gyumri city, Armenia
- Also known as: “Independence Square” and “Independence Square, Gyumri”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theater and Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum.
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theater
Theater building
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theater is a theater building, which is situated 270 metres southwest of Ankakhutyan Square.
Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum
Museum
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum was founded in 1983 in the Kumayri historic district of Gyumri, Armenia, and opened in 2003. The museum is devoted to the exhibition and preservation of the Armenian poet Hovhannes Shiraz's personal belongings, manuscripts and works. Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum is situated 630 metres southwest of Ankakhutyan Square.
Statue of Avetik Isahakyan
Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Statue of Avetik Isahakyan is a monumental statue. It is situated in front of the Gyumri theater in Gyumri theater square in Shirak Province, Armenia. Statue of Avetik Isahakyan is situated 270 metres south of Ankakhutyan Square.
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: Armenak Margarian, 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 3½ km west of Ankakhutyan Square.
Akhuryan
Village
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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 4½ km east of Ankakhutyan Square.
Ankakhutyan Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.79254° or 40° 47′ 33″ northLongitude
43.84692° or 43° 50′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8HG5QRVW+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 141627877OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q15228639
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Ankakhutyan Square” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Անկախության հրապարակ”
- Armenian: “Լենինի հրապարակ”
- Bashkir: “Бойондороҡһоҙлоҡ майҙаны”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان الاستقلال”
- German: “Ankachutjan Hraparak”
- Persian: “میدان استقلال، گیومری”
- Russian: “Площадь Ленина”
- Russian: “площадь Независимости”
- Russian: “Площадь Независимости”
- Turkish: “Bağımsızlık Meydanı (Gümrü)”
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