Ленинакан

Country

Soviet Union

Coordinates

40.7833, 43.8333

History

• Գյումրի (1600–1837)
• Александрополь (1837–1840)
• Ալեքսանդրապոլ (1840–1922)
• Ալեքսանդրապոլ (1922–1924), Soviet Union
• Ленинакан (1924–1990), Soviet Union
• Кумайри (1990–1991), Soviet Union
• Кумайри (1991–1992), Armenia
• Gyumri (1992–), Armenia

Composers

• Nikoghayos Tigranian (1856–1951), was born in Ալեքսանդրապոլ
• Armen Tigranian (1879–1950), was born in Ալեքսանդրապոլ
• Vardan Tigranyan (1906–1974), was born in Ալեքսանդրապոլ
• Khachatur Avetisyan (1926–1996), was born in Ленинакан
• Geghuni Hovannesi Chitchian (1929–), was born in Ленинакан
• Petros Shoujounian (1957–), was born in Ленинакан