Yerablur
Yerablur | |
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Established | 1990 |
Location | Malatia-Sebastia, Yerevan |
Country | Armenia |
Size | 44 hectares (110 acres) |
Number of graves | 741[1] |
Yerablur (Armenian: Եռաբլուր) is a military cemetery located on a hilltop in the outskirts of Yerevan, Armenia. Since 1988, Yerablur has become the burial place of Armenian soldiers who lost their lives during the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
There are 741 burials at the Yerablur Pantheon.[1] All memorials from Yerablur military cemetery are also available for viewing on hush.am genealogical website.
Many famous Armenian heroes are buried in this military cemetery, including:
- Movses Gorgisyan (1990)
- Vardan Stepanyan (1992)
- Monte Melkonian (1993)
- Garo Kahkejian (1993)
- Shahen Meghrian (1993)
- Sose Mayrig (died in 1952, reburied at Yerablur in 1998)
- Vazgen Sargsyan (1999)
- Andranik (died in 1927, reburied at Yerablur in 2000)[2][3]
- Gurgen Margaryan (2004)
- Sebouh Nersesian (died in 1940, reburied at Yerablur in 2014)[4][5]
Gallery
- Holy Martyrs Vartanants Church of Yerablur
- The main entrance
- Monte Melkonian
- Garo Kahkejian
- Sose Mayrig
- Vazgen Sargsyan
- Andranik
- Gurgen Margaryan
See also
References
- 1 2 There are about 741 graves at the Yerablur Pantheon
- ↑ "Gen. Andranik's Remains to Be Buried in Armenia". Asbarez. 9 February 2000. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ↑ Khanbabyan, Armen (22 February 2000). Перезахоронен прах героя [The remains of the hero were reburied]. Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ "National Hero Gen. Sebouh Reinterred at Yerablur". Asbarez. 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Commander Sepuh's remains brought to Yerablur Military pantheon". PanARMENIAN.Net. 20 November 2014.
Coordinates: 40°9′36″N 44°27′15″E / 40.16000°N 44.45417°E
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