Yerevan Water World ( hy, Ջրաշխարհ (''Jrashkharh'')) is a water park situated on Myasnikyan Avenue of

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in the

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n capital of

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

. The Water World has an open-air

water park A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other baref ...

occupying an area of 2.5 hectares and an

indoor water park An indoor water park is a type of water park that is located inside a building. An indoor water park has the ability to stay open year-round, as it is not affected by weather conditions. History Some of the first indoor water parks are at Duinre ...

of 0.5 hectare.

Summer water park

Yerevan Water World was opened in 2001 in one of the most picturesque sites of Yerevan on Myasnikyan Avenue, lying between the

Yerevan Zoo The Yerevan Zoo, also known as the Zoological Garden of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի կենդաբանական այգի (''Yerevani kendabanakan aygi'')), is a zoo established in 1940 in Yerevan, Armenia. Animals At present the zoo is home to about ...

and the

Botanical Garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

, with an area of 3 hectares. The open-air park is home to 2 large pools, 1 children's pool, 1 VIP pool and 3 pools for

water slide A water slide (also referred to as a flume, or water chute) is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Some slides require riders to si ...

attractions. There are food and beverage outlets and a restaurant with a capacity of 120 people. During winter time, the largest pool of the park is turned into an ice skating rink, offering a surface of 500 m².

Indoor water park

The indoor water park known as ''Aquatek'' was opened in 2008, occupying an area of 0.5 hectare.Aquatek Yerevan
/ref> It has 2 large pools and 1 children's pool with several water slides, geysers and jets. The indoor park is also home to ''Aquatek Spa Hotel'' of 29 rooms, with a large fitness club, a medical rehabilitation centre as well as wall-climbing facilities. Aquatek is open all year round without holidays.

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Yerevan Water World
{{Yerevan landmarks Water parks Buildings and structures in Yerevan Buildings and structures completed in 2001 Tourist attractions in Yerevan