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Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country, as its primate city. Wikipedia

Population 1,106,300 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Armenia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Armenia
Tourist office · 200 m Yerevan Information and Support Centre

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Golden Apricot

    July

    A fairly well-established international film festival, usually held in July. Armenians take pride in it

    Official site

  2. Yerevan International Film Festival

    July

    The Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF; Armenian: «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն, romanized: "Voske Tsiran" Yerevani mijazgayin kinop'arraton) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia.

    Official site Wikipedia

  3. ReAnimania

    October

    An emerging international animated film festival held in autumn

    Official site

  4. Yerevan's Birthday

    October

    Yerevan's birthday is usually celebrated on the second Saturday of October.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Yerevan); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Vernissage

    1. Monday: 09:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 09:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 09:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 09:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 09:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 09:00–18:00

    09:00–18:00

    520 m from the centre

  • GUM Market

    GumMarket

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 11:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 11:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 11:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 11:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 11:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 11:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 11:00–18:00

    11:00–18:00

    1.2 km from the centre

  • Kayaran farmers market

    Կայարանի շուկա

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 04:00–11:45
    2. Tuesday: 04:00–11:45
    3. Wednesday: 04:00–11:45
    4. Thursday: 04:00–11:45
    5. Friday: 04:00–11:45
    6. Saturday: 04:00–11:45
    7. Sunday: 04:00–11:45

    04:00–11:45

    2.4 km from the centre

  • Kayaran Shuka

    1. Monday: 04:00–11:45
    2. Tuesday: 04:00–11:45
    3. Wednesday: 04:00–11:45
    4. Thursday: 04:00–11:45
    5. Friday: 04:00–11:45
    6. Saturday: 04:00–11:45
    7. Sunday: 04:00–11:45

    04:00–11:45

    2.4 km from the centre

  • Marcartti

    Մարկարտտի

    No hours mapped

    890 m from the centre

  • "Surmalu"

    Սուրմալու

    No hours mapped

    1.5 km from the centre

  • Հրազդանի շուկա

    No hours mapped

    1.7 km from the centre

  • Farmer's market on weekends

    No hours mapped

    1.8 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Yerevan 2.5 km, Almast 4.5 km

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