Garegin Nzhdeh Square ( hy, Գարեգին Նժդեհի Հրապարակ, translit=Garegin Nzhdehi hraparak), formerly Souren Spandaryan Square ( hy, Սուրեն Սպանդարյանի հրապարակ, translit=Souren Spandaryani hraparak), is the second largest square in the city 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 ...
,
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. It is located in the
Shengavit district
Shengavit ( hy, Շենգավիթ վարչական շրջան, ''Šengavit' varčakan šrĵan''), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located at the southwestern part of the city. It has common borders with the distric ...
, to the south of the city centre. The square is intersected by the following streets: Garegin Nzhdeh, Manandian, Yeghbayrutian and Bagratuniats. The square was officially opened on 30 April 1959.
The statue of the Bolshevik leader
Suren Spandaryan is erected in the square since 1990. The square was renamed after the Armenian National Hero
Garegin Nzhdeh
Garegin Ter-Harutyunyan, better known by his '' nom de guerre'' Garegin Nzhdeh ( hy, Գարեգին Նժդեհ, ; 1 January 1886 – 21 December 1955), was an Armenian statesman, military commander and political thinker. As a member of the A ...
on 25 May 1991.
The
metro station of Garegin Nzhdeh Square and the "Metro Theatre" hall are located underground the square.
Gallery
File:Garegin Nzhdeh Square232.jpg, General view of the square
File:Shengavit (Yerort Mas), Yerevan.JPG, The entrance to the G. Nzhdeh Square metro station
References
External links
Live cam at Garegin Nezhdeh Square
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garegin_Nzhdeh
Buildings and structures in Yerevan
Tourist attractions in Yerevan
Squares in Yerevan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garegin_Nzhdeh
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