page_title: Arabkir District
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Arabkir District / Overview
caption_attribution_description: Հայերեն: Ծովինար. Սանասարի եւ Բաղդասարի ծնունդը Քանդակագործ` Վիգեն Ավետիս Վահագն Դավթյանի անվան զբոսայգի, 2008 Գտնվում է Արաբկիր համայնքում, Կոմիտաս պողոտայի և Նաիրի Զարյան փողոցի միջև ընգած զբոսայգում, Արաբկիր թաղապետարանի մոտ This is a photo of a monument in Armenia identified by the ID 1.3/7
context_page_description: Arabkir, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Located to the north of the city centre, Arabkir is bordered by the Davtashen District from the northwest, Ajapnyak District from the west, Kentron District from the south, and Kanaker-Zeytun District from the east. Hrazdan River forms the natural border of the district from the north and the west. At the north, Arabkir has common borders with the community of Kanakeravan of Kotayk Province.
context_section_description: With an area of 12 km² (5.38% of Yerevan city area), Arabkir is the 8th-largest district of Yerevan in terms of area.
  It is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods such as Nor Arabkir, Mergelyan, Aygedzor, Kanaker Hydropower Plant and Raykom. Arabkir's main thoroughfare is the Komitas Avenue, while the streets of Kievyan, N. Zarian, Hrachya Kochar, Mamikonian, Al. Griboyedov, A. Khachaturian, V. Vagharshyan, V. Papazian, and N. Adontz are among the notable ones. The two main squares of the district are Barekamutyun and Mher Mkrtchyan. Arabkir is separated from Kanaker-Zeytun by the Liberty Avenue ( Armenian: Ազատության Պողոտա) and Tbilisi Highway.
  Arabkir is mainly a commercial district with many retail shops, shopping and service centres. However, a large industrial district was formed at the northern part during the Soviet period. The majority of the residents of the district are middle class.
  The district has many parks with the most notable ones are Vahagn Davtyan Park and Nor Arabkir Park.
  As of 2016, the population of the district is around 115,800.
caption: The sculpture of Tsovinar at the Vahagn Davtyan park
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