Banavan block
Banavan block is a neighborhood in Yerevan, Central Armenia. Banavan block is situated nearby to the quarter Jrvej district, as well as near the neighborhood Mayak block.Places of Interest
Highlights include Megamall Armenia and St. Sarkis Church.
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 2½ km northwest of Banavan block.
St. Sarkis Church
Church
Photo: Serouj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Sarkis Church or Saint Sarkis Church is an Armenian Apostolic Church in the Nor Nork district of Yerevan, Armenia. The construction of the church began in 1998 and was sponsored by Sarkis Gabrellian, an Armenian benefactor from New York City. St. Sarkis Church is situated 2½ km west of Banavan block.
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 3 km northwest of Banavan block.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jrvezh and Nor Nork.
Jrvezh
Village
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jrvezh, meaning "waterfall", is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located at the eastern outskirts of the capital Yerevan. The village is 45 km south of the provincial capital Hrazdan, and 9 km from the town of Abovyan.
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. Avan is situated 4 km northwest of Banavan block.
Banavan block
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.18761° or 40° 11′ 15″ northLongitude
44.59336° or 44° 35′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8HG65HQV+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 378890244OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Banavan block” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բանավան թաղամաս”
- Russian: “Банаван квартал”
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