page_title: Davtashen District
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Davtashen District / Overview
caption_attribution_description: English: Ministry of Emergency, RA
context_page_description: Davtashen, also known as Davitashen or Davidashen, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
  Located on the right bank of Hrazdan River, Davtashen is bordered by the districts of Ajapnyak and Arabkir from the south, and the Kotayk Province from the north.
context_section_description: With an area of 6.47 km², (2, 9% of the Yerevan city area), Davtashen is the 2nd-smallest district of Yerevan in terms of area. It is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods such as the 4 blocks of Davtashen, Northern Davtashen and Huysi Avan. The main streets of the district are Sasna Tsrer Street, Tigran Petrosian Street, Pirumians Street, Aghababyan Street and Anastas Mikoyan Street. The district administration is located on Pirumians Street. A large rectangular public park on Pirumians Street separates the 1st residential block from the 2nd residential block of Davtashen.
  The district has been twice announced as the best among the 12 districts of Yerevan with the result of assessing and analyzing the performance of public services which have been carried out by the administrative districts of Yerevan during 2012 and 2013.
  Davtashen is home to the Directory of Passport and Visa of the Police of Armenia, as well as the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
caption: Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia
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