Kanaker ( hy, Քանաքեռ; also
Romanized as K’anak’err, Kenaker, Kanaker, and Qanaqer) was a town in
Armenia to the north-east of the capital
Yerevan. With the urban development, the village was gradually absorbed by the capital Yerevan thus becoming part of the
Kanaker-Zeytun
Kanaker-Zeytun ( hy, Քանաքեռ-Զեյթուն վարչական շրջան, translit=K'anak'err-Zeytun varčakan šrĵan), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the ...
district.
US embassy to Armenia's website
Many prominent Armenians are natives of Kanaker such as the writer and educator Khachatur Abovian and the composer Djivan Gasparyan
Djivan Gasparyan (var. Jivan Gasparyan; hy, Ջիվան Գասպարյան, ; October 12, 1928 – July 6, 2021) was an Armenian musician and composer. He played the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gaspary ...
.
The town was home to many churches that were severely damaged during the earthquake of 1679. The oldest church of Kanaker is Saint Jacob Church (Surp Hakop) rebuilt in 1679 after the earthquake. Holy Mother of God Church (Surp Astvatsatsin) on a hilltop to the northwest was built in 1695. The Russian Orthodox was built in Kanaker in 1912.
Kanaker played a key role in the Russian siege of Yerevan in 1827.
Education
Chinese-Armenian Friendship School
Chinese-Armenian Friendship School ( hy, Հայ-չինական բարեկամության դպրոց, ) is a school in Kanaker, Yerevan, Armenia. It serves grades 5 through 12. It is Armenian-medium with Chinese language being a major focus of st ...
is in Kanaker.
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Populated places in Yerevan
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