8th district
8th district is a neighborhood in Shirak Province, Armenia. 8th district is situated nearby to the neighborhood Aragats district, as well as near the suburb Mush 2 district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Fortress and Gyumri.
Black Fortress
Castle
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3½ km south of 8th district.
Gyumri
Railway station
Photo: Arman musikyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyumri railway station, is the oldest railway station in Armenia and the main station of the city of Gyumri. Gyumri is situated 4 km southeast of 8th district.
Vardanants Square
Square
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 south of 8th district.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyumri and Mayisyan.
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.
Mayisyan
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mayisyan is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Mayisyan is situated 4 km north of 8th district.
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 4 km southwest of 8th district.
8th district
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.81402° or 40° 48′ 51″ northLongitude
43.82821° or 43° 49′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8HG5RR7H+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 548905627OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“8th district” goes by many names.
- Russian: “8-й квартал”
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