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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
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God of Kanaker ( hy, Քանաքեռի Սուրբ Տիրամոր Ռուս Ուղղափառ Եկեղեցի (''Kanakeri Surb Tiramor Rus Vughghap'ar Yekeghets'i''), russian: Храм Покрова ...
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 {{Yerevan-geo-stub