Komitas Avenue ( hy, Կոմիտասի պողոտա) is a 3 km-long avenue in the Armenian capital of

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. Named after the prominent Armenian composer Komitas, the avenue is the

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of the Arabkir district. The avenue which was opened in 1938, starts with the Mergelyan Institute of Mathematical Machines near Komitas square and ends up with the Lambada bridge junction crossed by the Azatutyan Avenue.Shirvanzade school on Komitas Avenue
/ref> The avenue is mainly home to residential buildings, shopping and service centres, small shops, as well as schools and restaurants.

Gallery

File:Ucom service center in Yerevan.JPG, "Ucom" service centre File:Komitas Avenue and HSBC, Yerevan, 2009.jpg,

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bank on the avenue File:Komitas-Gyulbenkian intersection, Yerevan 01.01.2016 (2).jpg, Komitas-Gyulbenkian intersection

References

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