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Shirak Province Administrative Building, Gyumri, Armenia
Author: Rita Willaert (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Gyumri (Գյումրի, map) is the capital and largest city of Shirak Province, in northwest Armenia. It covers 45 sq km (17.4 sq mi) and has a population of 146,000 (2011 estimate).
Guide to Gyumri Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Gyumri that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Church of the Holy Mother of God, Gyumri
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More on Gyumri
Gyumri is located by the banks of the Akhurian River, at an elevation of 1,509 m (4,952 ft). It is 126 km from Yerevan. With a history going back to the 8th century BC, it is one of the oldest cities with a recorded history in Armenia. Originally known as Gyumri (or Kumayri), it has also been called Alexandropol from 1840 to 1924 and Leninakan from 1924 to 1990.The earthquake of 1988 has destroyed many of the historic buildings in the old town of Gyumri, which otherwise has a rich history. Some of its neighborhoods, such as Kumayri, has survived the last two major earthquakes, in 1926 and 1988.
Today tourism has become an increasingly important source of revenue for Gyumri.
Church of St Jacob of Nisibis, Gyumri
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Visiting Gyumri
Shirak International Airport (LWN), located 5 km from Gyumri, is the second biggest airport in Armenia. It receives flights from Krasnodar, Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and Sochi.A more practical way to reach Gyumri from Yerevan is to take the van, called marshutni. You can board those at the Kino Rosia's parking lot.
Places of Interest in Gyumri
- Aslamazyan Sisters House-Museum
Museum celebrating the work of Soviet-era artists, the Aslamazyan Sisters. - Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God (Surb Astvatsatsin)
Cathedral in Gyumri built in the 17th century. It is also called the Church of Seven Wounds (Yot Verk). - Cathedral of the Holy Saviour (Surb Amenapkich)
Cathedral that was originally built in 1847, destroyed by the 1988 earthquake, and has since been rebuilt. - Church of St Gregory the Illuminator
The local church dedicated to the patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church. - Church of St Jacob of Nisibis (Surb Hakob Mtsbinetsi)
A relatively new church completed in 2005. - Sev Ghul
Russian fortification dating to the 1830s.
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