Gyumri

Country

Soviet Union

Coordinates

40.7833, 43.8333

History

• Gyumri (1600–1840)
• Ալեքսանդրապոլ (1840–1922)
• Ալեքսանդրապոլ (1922–1924), Soviet Union
• Ленинакан (1924–1990), Soviet Union
• Gyumri (1990–1991), Soviet Union
• Gyumri (1991–), Armenia

Composers

• Nikoghayos Tigranian (1856–1951), was born in Gyumri
• Armen Tigranian (1879–1950), was born in Gyumri
• Khachatur Avetisyan (1926–1996), was born in Gyumri
• Petros Shoujounian (1957–), was born in Gyumri