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Nor Nork ( hy, Նոր Նորք, ''Nor Nork'') is one of the 12 districts of
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, the capital of
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. It is located at the eastern part of the city. It is bordered by the districts of
Nork-Marash Nork-Marash ( hy, Նորք-Մարաշ վարչական շրջան, Nork-Maraš varčakan šrĵan), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is located to the east of the city centre. It is bordered by the Kentron Distri ...
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and Kanaker-Zeytun from the west, Avan from the north and Erebuni from the south.
Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province ...
forms the eastern border of the district.Nor Nork at Yerevan.am
/ref> The district is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods including the 9 blocks of Nor Nork and the Bagrevand neighborhood. As of the 2011 census, the population of the district is 126,065.


Streets and landmarks


Main streets

*Davit Bek street *Gai avenue *Tevosyan street *Gyurjyan street *Minski street *Vilnyus street


Landmarks

* Saint Sarkis Church (built in 1999) * Holy Mother of God Church (built in 2014) *Fridtjof Nansen Park *Tatul Krpeyan Park *Vaspurakan Park *Suren Nazaryan Garden *Tigranes the Great Park *
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 ...
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Yerevan Water World Yerevan Water World ( hy, Ջրաշխարհ (''Jrashkharh'')) is a water park situated on Myasnikyan Avenue of Nor Nork district in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. The Water World has an open-air water park occupying an area of 2.5 hectares and an ...
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Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute The Vazgen Sargsyan Military University ( hy, Վազգեն Սարգսյանի անվան ռազմական համալսարան) is a higher educational institution functioning in the system of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia. Its mission is to ...
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Ministry of Defence of Armenia The Ministry of Defence of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն) often abbreviated to the RA Ministry of Defence is an Armenian governmental agency in charge of overseeing the development of the ...


Gallery

File:Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի, Նոր Նորք, Երեւան.JPG, Saint Sarkis Church, consecrated in 1999 File:Հայկ Նահապետի արձան.jpg, The statue of
Hayk Hayk ( hy, Հայկ, ), also known as Hayk Nahapet (, , ), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. His story is told in the '' History of Armenia'' attributed to the Armenian historian Moses of Chorene ( Movses Khorenats ...
Nahapet in Nor Nork File:Tork Angegh.JPG, The statue of
Tork Angegh Tork Angegh ( hy, Տորք Անգեղ, Torkʻ Angeġ) is a deity of strength, courage, manufacturing and the arts in Armenian mythology. A creature of unnatural strength and power, Tork was considered one of Hayk's great-grandsons and reportedly re ...
in Nor Nork File:WaterWorld Yerevan.jpg,
Yerevan Water World Yerevan Water World ( hy, Ջրաշխարհ (''Jrashkharh'')) is a water park situated on Myasnikyan Avenue of Nor Nork district in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. The Water World has an open-air water park occupying an area of 2.5 hectares and an ...
File:Nor Nork admin.jpg, The administrative building of Nor Nork district File:Գայի արձան.JPG, The statue of Hayk Bzhishkyan File:Nor Nork Yerevan skyline 01.jpg, The heights of Nor Nork


References

Populated places in Yerevan Districts of Yerevan {{Coord, 40, 11, 54, N, 44, 33, 55, E, type:city_region:AM, display=title