Kentron district

Kentron Կենտրոն
Panorama of the Kentron District from the Haypost building.
Kentron district shown in red
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Yerevan
Government
• Mayor of District	Ara Sadoyan
Area
• Total	14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Elevation	995 m (3,264 ft)
Population (2011 est.)
• Total	131,000
Time zone	(UTC+4)
• Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)

Kentron (Armenian: Կենտրոն, meaning "center" ) is a district of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It comprises the downtown, the commercial centre of the city. As of the 2011 estimate, the district has a population of 131,000. It is bordered by Ajapnyak and Malatia-Sebastia districts from the west, Shengavit and Erebuni districts from the south, Nor Nork district from the east and Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun districts from the north. Hrazdan River flows through the western part of the district.

The district is commonly divided into six smaller neighborhoods: Pokr Kentron, Noragyugh, Nor Kilikia, Aygestan, Kond and Dzoragyugh. Kond is one of the oldest quarters of Yerevan.

Kentron is home to most of the governmental buildings: the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly of Armenia, the Central Bank of Armenia, the National Security Service and most of the ministries.

Streets, squares and parks

• Main streets:
  • Abovyan Street
  • Northern Avenue
  • Mashtots Avenue
  • Sayat-Nova Avenue
  • Mikael Nalbandian street
  • Marshal Baghramyan Avenue
  • Saralanj Avenue
  • Charents street
  • Tigran Mets Avneue
  • Tumanyan street
  • Italia street
  • Argishti street
  • Vazgen Sargsyan street
  • Amiryan street

Place de France

• Squares:
  • Republic Square
  • Freedom Square
  • Charles Aznavour square
  • Sakharov square
  • Square of Russia
  • Place de France
  • Shahumyan square

Poplavok lake at the Circular Park

• Parks:
  • English Park
  • Children's park (Gomaygi)
  • Abovyan Children's park and railway
  • Tsitsernakaberd park
  • Circular Park
  • Lovers' Park
  • Moscovian Garden
  • Martiros Saryan Garden
  • Komitas Garden
  • Shahumyan park

Religious buildings and historical sites

Surb Zoravor Church

• Religious buildings:
  • Surb Zoravor Church
  • Saint Sarkis Cathedral
  • Katoghike Church
  • Saint John the Baptist Church
  • Saint Gregory Cathedral
  • Blue Mosque
  • Armenian Evangelical Church of Armenia

• Historical sites:
  • Kond neighbourhood
  • Yerevan Red Bridge of the 17th century

Education and culture

Kentron district is the educational and cultural centre of Yerevan.

State Engineering University of Armenia

• The district is home to many universities and academies:
  • Yerevan State University
  • Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction
  • Yerevan State Musical Conservatory
  • Armenian State Pedagogical University
  • Yerevan State Medical University
  • State Engineering University of Armenia
  • Yerevan State Linguistic University
  • American University of Armenia
  • Armenian State University of Economics
  • Armenian National Academy of Sciences

• Kentron is home to a number of important cultural institutions:
  • National Library of Armenia
  • National Gallery of Armenia
  • Yerevan Opera Theater
  • Sundukyan State Academic Theatre
  • Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre
  • Stanislavski Russian Theatre
  • Komitas Chamber Music Hall
  • Arno Babajanian concert hall
  • Museum-Institute of Ancient Manuscripts
  • History Museum of Armenia
  • Cafesjian Museum of Art
  • Yerevan History Museum
  • The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
  • Sergei Parajanov Museum
  • House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian
  • Khnko Aper Children's Library
  • Center of Contemporary Experimental Art

Industry

• Industrial plants:
  • Yerevan Ararat Wine Factory
  • Yerevan Brandy Company
  • Jermuk Group Mineral Water Factory
  • Electro House engineering factory

Sports

Yerevan Chess House

• Hrazdan Stadium
• Republican Stadium
• Karen Demirchyan Complex
• Orange Tennis Club
• Master Class Tennis Club
• Dinamo Sports Hall
• FC Pyunik stadium and training facilities
• Yerevan Chess House

Entertainment and recreation

• Yerevan Circus
• Yerevan Cascade
• Tashir Mall
• Moscow Cinema
• Yerevan Vernissage of art exhibition

Transportation

• The district is served by a public transport network of buses and trolleybuses.

• The Yerevan underground metro has 4 stations in the Kentron district:
  • Marshal Baghramyan station
  • Yeritasardakan station
  • Republic Square station
  • General Andranik station

References

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia