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| Yerevan | ||
| Country | Armenia | |
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| Residents | 1.075.800 (2017) | |
| height | 1,000 m | |
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Yerevan (also Yerevan, incorrectly transliterated too Yerevan, engl. Yerevan, Armenian Երևան, Yere͡van) is the capital in Armenia. Over 1.2 million people live in it.
Districts
- Kentron. Downtown, Կենտրոն.
- Ajapnyak. Աջափնյակ.
- Arabkir. Արաբկիր.
- Avan. Ավան.
- Davtashen. Դավթաշեն.
- Erebuni. Էրեբունի.
- Kanaker-Zeytun. Քանաքեր-Զեյթուն.
- Malatia-Sebastia. Մալաթիա-Սեբաստիա.
- Nork-Marash. Նորք-Մարաշ.
- Nor Nork. Նոր Նորք.
- Nubarashen. Նուբարաշեն.
- Shengavit. Շենգավիթ.
background
The area of today's capital has been around since the 4th millennium BC. Settled. Erebuni fortress and settlement has been around since 782 BC. Occupied. At the time of the Achaemenids, between the 6th and 4th centuries BC BC, Armenia became the satrapy of the Persian Empire and Yerevan its center. In 658 Yerevan was conquered by the Arabs.
Due to its strategically important location, it was repeatedly taken over by other foreign rulers: between the 9th and 11th centuries by the Bagratids, then by the Seljuks and in 1387 Timur Lenk (Tamerlan) conquered the city. In the Middle Ages, the city was a constant bone of contention between the Persians, Ottomans and Russians.
On June 7, 1679, the city was destroyed by a devastating earthquake.
The city has been under Russian rule since the beginning of the 19th century. It was captured by the tsar's troops under the leadership of Count Ivan Fyodorovich Paskewitsch on October 13, 1827. Apart from a brief independence during the turmoil of the October Revolution, Armenia belonged to Russia and the Soviet Union. Yerevan became the capital of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Yerevan has been the capital of independent Armenia since 1991.
On the basis of an alliance agreement with Russia, a Russian brigade is stationed near Yerevan and there is a Russian air force base.
getting there
By plane
The city has the international airport
Taxis and the N10 public bus run between the airport and the city.
By train
Yerevan can take the night train from the Georgian Capital Tbilisi can be achieved. He goes there on odd days and goes there on even days. A night train also leaves Batumi (at least in summer) for almost 100 Lari, the equivalent of around 30 € in 2nd class (2019).
For the few domestic connections, see the country article Armenia.
In the street
Armenia can be reached by road via Georgia or Iran.
By bus
Long-distance buses run from Georgia and Iran.
mobility
Subway
Yerevan has a one-line metro network. A second line is being planned.
buses
Local public transport is covered by buses and trolley buses.
Taxis
Taxis are everywhere and always in every part of the city. You keep on raising your arms even in the middle of the intersection. Drivers regularly speak Russian as well as Armenian, rarely English. From the center of the Republic Square to the Erebuni Fortress only 1,000 DRAM = 1.95 € per trip, not per passenger. Clarify the price before boarding, as taximeters are rare.
Alternatively, you can use the Uber clone Yandex Taxi. You enter your destination in the app and the price for the trip is displayed directly. Usually between 500 and 1000 dramas in the city center. After confirmation, the position of the driver is displayed, the vehicle type and the license plate. A mobile data connection makes the app much easier to use, of course.
Tourist Attractions
building
- 2 National Opera
- 3 Blue Mosque (Կապույտ մզկիթ), Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի պող. 12th.
- 4 Matenadaran
- 5 Covered bazaar. Inside there is a well-stocked supermarket, but no bazaar.
- Central Station. The first building was opened in 1899 and the second in 1956.
Parks
- 6 Cascades. You can climb about 500 steps outdoors, or go up on an escalator inside. From the top you have a good view of the city and the Ararat. Inside there is modern art to see, a ride on the escalator is worthwhile as exhibits are placed right next to it.
- Cafesjian Center for the Arts. Art exhibition in the cascades. Some of the exhibits can be viewed free of charge from the escalator. There are other exhibition spaces that are open-air access, poorly signposted and difficult to find.Open: Fri to Sun 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.Price: 1000 AMD.
- Sculpture park, right under the cascades.
- Victory Park
- Lovers' Park
- Children's park
- 7 The singing fountain. Every evening worth seeing water games with music. If you want to see well, you should come a little earlier to get a good seat.Open: every evening 9 p.m.-11 p.m.
- 8 Yerevan Zoo (Երևանի կենդանաբանական այգի)
Streets and squares
- 9 Republic Square. Life is raging here surrounded by monumental buildings. Every evening water games with music from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- 10 Freedom or Theater Square. Place in front of the opera house. There are small electric vehicles for children to rent.
Museums
- 11 Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum, 8, 8 Ծիծեռնակաբերդի խճուղի, Yerevan 0028. Tel.: 374 10 391412. Guided tour in German 5000 AMD, reserve the date in advance.Open: Tue to Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: free.
- National Art Gallery
- Cafesjian Museum of Modern Art
- Yerevan City Museum
- Wood Art Museum
- Parajanov Museum
- Zaryan Museum
Churches
- 12 Katoghike. The oldest surviving church.
- Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator
- 13 Vicariate Church of St. Sargis
- Church of St. Astvatsatsin, in Nork. Church of the Mother of God.
- 14 Sorawar Church (Սուրբ Զորավոր Աստվածածին եկեղեցի), ք ․ Երևան, Ղազար Փարպեցու փողոց 9 բ (ք ․ Երևան, Ղազար Փարպեցու փողոց 9 բ).is a church from the 17th century.
activities
Some festivals:
- Birthday of Yerevan. The second Sunday in October.
- Vardavar
- Trndez
shop
 Flower seller |
 Supermarket with 24h EC machine |
- 1 Northern Ave, Northern Ave, Yerevan. Is the main shopping street with many shops. There is an underground shopping mall, the entrances look like it is going to the subway.
- 2 Grand Candy, 54 Mesrop Mashtots Ave, Yerevan 0009. Tel.: 374 10 565686. Candy shop on one side, café on the other. Interesting interior design, large selection. A must when in town with young children.Open: daily 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- 3 Books / Գրքեր, 45 Mesrop Mashtots Ave, Yerevan 0009. Tel.: 374 94 623682. Interesting bookstore with historical furnishings and a Persian-style ceiling.Open: Mon to Sat 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
kitchen
Cheap
- Dona Bakery, Mesrop Mashtots avenue.
- Jazve cafe
- Khingali, Tumanyan.
- Lagonid, Nalbandyan St..
- Mer day, Tumanyan.
medium
- 1 Diamond pizza, 2 Buzand St, Yerevan. Tel.: 374 10 543434. Downstairs there is a café and pizzeria, a toilet on the 2nd floor, a roof terrace on the 4th floor with a view of the water features on the Platz der Republik and a cocktail bar on the 5th floor with a good view. If you want a good table with a view of the water features, you should reserve in advance.Open: daily 10 a.m. - 1 a.m.
- 2 Dalan Art Gallery and Cafe "Abovyan12", 12 Abovyan poxoc, Yerevan 0001. Tel.: 374 99 580658. To get to the restaurant you first have to go through a small souvenir shop. When you step outside in the backyard, a new world opens up. A wonderful gem with an old balcony, you are shaded by an old white stick that covers a large area on a scaffold. The hustle and bustle remains on the road. The menu is in English on the back, there is a good selection, the waiters are friendly. In bad weather you can also sit inside.Open: daily 9 a.m. - midnight.
- Artashi Mot, Manoogian St.
- Artbridge, Abovyan St..
- Cactus, Mesrop Mashtots Ave. Mexican cuisine.
- Café Central, Abovyan St..
- Caucasus, Sayat Nova.
- Hin Yerevan, 2 Northern Ave.
- Latelier, Mashtoc 37.
- L’Orange, 21 Tumanyan St..
- Mer Gyugh, Sayat Nova St..
Upscale
- Al Leoni, Tumanyan.
- The Club, Tumanyan St..
- Dolmama, 10 Pushkin St..
- Mozarteum, Sayat Nova.
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- Areg Hotel, 80, Burnazjan, Yerevan (near Sasuntsi David Square). Tel.: 374 (0)10 456-213, Fax: 374 (0)10 456-127, Email: [email protected].
- Envoy Hostel, 54 Pushkin Ave, Yerevan 0019 (Pushkin and Parpetsi St.). Tel.: 374 (0)10 530369. Free internet access, washing machine, lounge, no guarded parking.
medium
- Ani Plaza Hotel, 19 Sayat Nova Ave, Yerevan 0001. Tel.: 374 (0)10 589 500, (0)10 589 700, Fax: 374 (0)10 565 343, Email: [email protected].
- Ararat Hotel, 7 Grigor Lusavorich, Yerevan, 0015. Tel.: 374 (0)10 510000, Fax: 374 (0)10 510001, Email: [email protected].
- Congress Hotel, 1 Italy St., Yerevan. Tel.: 374 (0)10 591 199, Fax: 374 (0)10 522 224, Email: [email protected].
- Europe Hotel, 32-38 Hanrapetutyan St., Yerevan 375010. Tel.: 374 (0)10 546 060, Fax: 374 (0)10 546 050, Email: [email protected].
- Erebuni Hotel, 26/1 Nalbandyan St., Yerevan 0010. Tel.: 374 (0)10 580 505, (0)10 564 993, Fax: 374 (0)10 580 330, Email: [email protected].
- 1 Cascade Hotel, 10/10 Zarobyan St, Yerevan 0009. Hard to find, but only a few meters from the cascades. All rooms are equipped with telephone, refrigerator and television. Free parking in front of the hotel, 24-hour room service, free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, ATM with exchange office around the clock, 24/7 working café-bar, air conditioning, with temperature control.
Upscale
- Armenia Marriott Hotel, 1. Amiryan St., Yerevan 0010. Tel.: 374 (0)10 599 000, Fax: 374 (0)10 599 001.
- Golden Palace Hotel, Azatutyan Ave 2/2, Yerevan 375037. Tel.: 374 (0)10 219 999, Fax: 374 (0)10 219 921, Email: [email protected].
- Golden Tulip Hotel Yerevan, 14, Abovian St., Yerevan 0001. Tel.: 374 (0)10 591 600, Fax: 374 (0)10 591 666, Email: [email protected].
- Olympia Hotel, Razdan Valley. Tel.: 374 (0)10 271 850, (0)10 271 826, Fax: 374 (0)10 271 826, Email: [email protected].
- Tufenkian Avan Villa Yerevan, 21/1 Tumanian St., Yerevan 0001. Tel.: 374 (0)10 520 911, (0)10 520 912, Fax: 374 (0)10 655 877, Email: [email protected].
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climate
| Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean highest air temperature in ° C | −2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 3 | O | 17.7 |
| Mean lowest air temperature in ° C | −9 | −8 | −1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | −3 | O | 5.4 |
| Precipitation in mm | 23 | 25 | 28 | 48 | 53 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 28 | Σ | 318 |
| Rainy days in the month | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | Σ | 82 |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT004530 BBC Weather: Yerevan, Armenia, accessed June 14, 2010 | ||||||||||||||
security
Yerevan is safe. In contrast to Georgia, beggars very rarely.
health
Practical advice
The numerous drinking fountains at every intersection can be used for refreshment without hesitation or consequences.
Tourism authorities
- Armenian Tourism Development Agency, 3 Nalbandyan St..
Embassies
1 German Embassy in Yerevan, 29 Charenz St., Yerevan 0025. Tel.: 374 (0)10 523 279, 374 (0)10 524 581, Fax: 374 (0)10) 524 781.
Embassy of Switzerland in Armenia, 1 Koryun Lane, Building 11, Apt. 16, Yerevan 0025. Tel.: 374 (0)10 524 088, Fax: 374 (0)10 524 088.
Austrian Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation, Starokonjuschennij pereulok 1, 119034 Moscow, Russian Federation. Tel.: 7 495 780 60 66, Fax: 7 495 937 42 69. Austria does not have an embassy in Armenia. Responsible is in the embassy in Moscow.
Embassy of the United Kingdom, 34 Baghramyan Ave, Yerevan 0019. Tel.: 374 (0)10 264 301, Fax: 374 (0)10 264 318.
Embassy of the United States of America, 1 American Avenue, Yerevan 0082. Tel.: 374 (0)10 464 700, Fax: 374 (0)10 464 742, Email: [email protected].
miscellaneous
With at least Telekom and O2 roaming possible without any problems.
trips
Garni with Hellenistic sun temple restored after an earthquake and Gegard with church including Matagh (animal sacrifice) in the area behind the church on the mountain stream, at least on Sundays as an excursion in one day. Half-day excursion costs approx. 35,000.00 DRAM (= 73.00 € for 2 people without a guide) depending on the provider and plus or including admission. It makes sense to do both places in one day, as Gegard is behind Garni and the road ends in Gegard after about 35 km from Yerevan. Explanations also in English and Russian on boards in both places.
The monastery Chor Virap / Khor Virap (spoken: Ror Virap) is located in the Ararat plain, which is characterized by agriculture and viticulture, at an altitude of approx. 750 m directly at the foot of the legendary and solitary Ararat (5,137 or 5,165 m high) with its double peaks of the large and small Ararat and only 250 m from the barbed wire reinforced border to Turkey with K6 strips and watchtowers. Iran is only about 15 km away here - the Iranian border runs along the Little Ararat, visible from the left of the monastery, in the slope area at the foot of the mountain. The monastery was the place from which Christianity as the state religion was first established worldwide and thus in a country before Rome. The herald's dungeon located in the monastery can now also be viewed via a very (!) Narrow steel ladder that descends 7 m vertically. There should be no fear of space and / or body curves of larger dimensions - you really scrape the front of the ladder and the back of the rock. The place for matagh (animal sacrifice) is not in, but in front of the monastery. Pigeons for animal sacrifices are also offered in front of the monastery on weekdays. The famous postcard view with the monastery in the foreground and Mount Ararat directly behind it is feasible from the main entrance in front of the large cemetery - the cemetery is about 500 m from the monastery parking lot. Costs for a half-day excursion at a distance of approx. 30 km from Yerevan from approx. 25,000 DRAM (= 49 €) for 2 people - there is no entrance fee. English-language boards with explanations.
Echmiadzin / Echmiadzin is also only 25 km from Yerevan and is the seat of the Catholicos, the head of the Armenian Orthodox Church. The trip to Khor Virap is sensibly combined with Echmiadzin. The now existing church complex is enormous. In the museum there are some precious relics such as the Holy Spearhead, wood from the cross of Christ and forearms of Saint Jacob and of men who served as Catholics in the past. Cost of the excursion together with Virap choir approx. 38,000 DRAM (= 75 €) for 2 people plus entrance fees in Etschmiadzin.
As a volcanic mountain, the Aragats is currently the highest mountain in Armenia at 4,095 m. It is practically the counterpart to the Ararat, which is also clearly visible here, and can be climbed from Yerevan on one or two days depending on your mountain experience, previous (!) Altitude acclimatization, fitness and early riser spirit, as well as depending on the summit destination. You take a taxi very early around 4:00 a.m. or later in the day to Lake Kari (mountain lake Kari) at 3,200 m, where there is a cosmic observation station, a small hotel (more like a hostel) and a small inn. If you don't want to go to the Aragats, you can wait here in the sunshine for the returning climbers, as the lake is the starting point and also the end point of a mountain tour. From the lake in about 4 hours there and back to the south summit at 3,795 m - only unmarked, but easily recognizable hiking trails without climbing spots with a varied course. The west summit behind the south summit from the lake is already at an altitude of 4,005 m, for which including the south summit on the return tour you need about 7 hours - here on the ascent, initially leave the south summit on the right and follow recognizable paths up to the valley between The south and west peaks rise, otherwise you will descend again from the south peak and have a counter ascent out of the depression. Even in summer to cross some snowfields above, scree on the summit structure. The north summit is only for the really experienced with rope and harness and, depending on the snow conditions, also in very (!) Steep gullies with ice ax and crampons - if in doubt, order a mountain guide. Depending on the route, with or without the west summit, it can be very strenuous about 10-12 hours to get there and back to the lake. Like the Ararat, the Aragats is also solitary, that is to say individually in the landscape. The weather in the summit area can change in just 5 minutes from bright sunshine to a wall of clouds or fog with the most violent winds and blizzards as well as visibility of 5 - 0 m. Those who are not prepared and not equipped for it risk their life. There is no mountain rescue service here, and neither is a Hubi like in the Alps.
Ararat (Armenian: Masis = mother of the earth), known to us because of Noah's Ark, can be clearly seen with its double peak from Yerevan, as Yerevan is at an altitude of around 800 - 950 m and the mountain with its 5,137 m height without any foothills Rising solitary in front of Yerevan, 55 km away. In the summer from around 8 a.m. daily, the summit is covered by high clouds. The mountain was Armenian until 1918 and is still featured in the national flag of Armenia today, although it has been in Turkey since 1918. The border between Armenia and Turkey has been running since 1918 at the northern foot of the Ararat along the Arex / Araks river. The then bourgeois-democratic republic of Armenia, after losing the war against Turkey, had agreed this with Turkey under Kemal Ataturk and was confirmed in 1921 by the Soviet Union under Lenin. The Ararat can currently only be reached from the Turkish side in today's settlement area of the Kurds (Turkish name: Mountain Turks) in 4 - 5 days from Lake Van or Dogubeyazit after previous (!) Altitude acclimatization in the Alps and because of its location in the area of the first inspection of the General Staff can only be climbed with a special visa from the Turkish military. Complete glacier equipment is necessary, as the mountain is glaciated at the latest from 4,850 m and very steep snow gullies have to be crossed beforehand from 3,600 m, even in midsummer. The German physicist Dr. Friedrich Parrot in 1829 from Yerevan via Etschmiadzin and the village of Arguri, which was later buried by landslides in 1843, and the St. Jacob's Monastery, who served the Russian tsar as the rector of the University of Dorpat (today: Tartu in southern Estonia).
literature
Web links
Individual evidence
https://www.yerevan.am/ - Official website of Yerevan
