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With the rapid growth of Yerevan, Kanaker and Nor Zeytun were gradually absorbed and became part of the Armenian capital. After the independence of Armenia, Kanaker and Nor Zeytun were merged and formed a single district within the capital, bearing the name Kanaker-Zeytun. Currently, the district is
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The historic Church of the Holy Mother of God in Kanaker, built in 1695 on the foundations of the old church damaged as a result of the 1679 earthquake. During the Soviet period, the church was turned into a warehouse. Between 1959 and 1963, the church was renovated through the efforts of the
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has developed as a satellite town of Yerevan throughout the history. With many historical churches and monuments, Kanaker was severely damaged in the
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Located on a hill overlooking the central part of Yerevan, the administrative district of Kanaker-Zeytun has common borders with the districts of
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Many prominent figures of Armenian literature and art are natives of Kanaker such as historian Zakaria Kanakertsi, writer
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After the repatriation of in 1948, the members of the committee received permission to construct the new
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The district is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods such as Kanaker, Nor Zeytun and Monument.
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among the developing areas of the capital with a population of 79,600 and an area of 8.1 km.
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built between 1912 and 1916, stands near the Russian military base of Yerevan.
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The Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
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Amenaprkich (Holy Savior) Cross-stone or Gravestone of Petevan, Kanaker
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The Monument to the 50th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia.
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The Institute of Molecular Biology of National Academy of Sciences.
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memorial, the Military museum and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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The Russian church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
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Memorial to the 1700th anniversary of Christianity in Armenia
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The district is home to many industrial plants including the
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Armenian Organization for Historical Monuments Preservation.
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Bottlers Armenia Factory. The district is also home to the
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Araratian Patriarchal Diocese:Kanaker, St. James Church
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The old cemetery of Kanaker with its historic chapel.
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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
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Kanaker-Zeytun
View of Kanaker-Zeytun from Mother Armenia
Mother Armenia

40°13′12″N 44°32′18″E / 40.22000°N 44.53833°E / 40.22000; 44.53833
Armenia
Marz (Province)
Yerevan
Karen Hakobyan
Time zone
UTC+4
Armenian
romanized
12 districts
Yerevan
Armenia
Avan
Arabkir
Kentron
Nor Nork
Armavir
Aragatsotn
Kotayk
Kanaker
earthquake of 1679
Khachatur Abovian
Djivan Gasparyan
Zeytun
Aleppo
Nor Zeytun

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