Gyumri Football Academy

Gyumri Football Academy is a sports venue in Shirak Province, Armenia. Gyumri Football Academy is situated nearby to the post office ՀայՓոստ 3123, as well as near the military installation Russian 102nd Military Base.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Black Fortress and Vardanants Square.

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 3 km south of Gyumri Football Academy.

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 3½ km southeast of Gyumri Football Academy.

Ankakhutyan Square

Square

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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. Ankakhutyan Square is situated 3 km southeast of Gyumri Football Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyumri and Arapi.

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 3½ km southwest of Gyumri Football Academy.