Nubarashen district

Nubarashen Նուբարաշեն
The entrance to Nubarashen
Coordinates: 40°05′31″N 44°32′57″E / 40.09194°N 44.54917°E / 40.09194; 44.54917
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Yerevan
Founded	1932
Government
• Mayor of District	Artur Kirakosyan
Area
• Total	18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	9,561
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	AMT (UTC+4)

Coordinates: 40°05′31″N 44°32′57″E / 40.09194°N 44.54917°E / 40.09194; 44.54917

Nubarashen (Armenian: Նուբարաշեն վարչական շրջան, Nubarašen varčakan šrĵan), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is situated at the southeastern part of the city. It is bordered by Shengavit and Erebuni districts from the north, and Ararat Province from the east, south and west.

With an area of 18 km² (8.07% of Yerevan city area), Nubarashen is the 5th-largest district of Yerevan in terms of area. It is located around 7 km southeast of central Yerevan, completely isolated from the city.

The Nubarashen Central Park and the nearby Ghevond Alishan №85 School (opened in 1932) are situated at the centre of the district. The Nubarashen Military Base occupies a large portion of the eastern half of the district.

As of 2016, the population of the district is around 9,800.

After the Sovietization of Armenia, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) became the only diaspora organization that was permitted to operate within the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. The permission was granted to the AGBU in 1923.

In 1926, during the Philadelphia meeting of the United States branches of the Armenian General Benevolent Union]] (AGBU), a decision was taken to fund the construction of a new residential settlement in the Socialist Soviet Republic of Armenia, in honor of the the founder of AGBU; the Armenian benefactor Boghos Nubar. The main goal of the project was directed towards the repatriation of the Armenian families who survived the Armenian Genocide and dispersed all over the Middle East and Europe.