Yerablur

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.

Yerablur
Եռաբլուր

Yerablur
Details
Established	1992
Location	Malatia-Sebastia, Yerevan
Country	Armenia
Size	44 hectares (110 acres)
No. of graves	741[1]

There are 741 burials at the Yerablur Pantheon.[1]

Many famous Armenian heroes are buried in this military cemetery, including:

• 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]
• Gourgen Yanikian (died in 1984, reburied in 2019)[6]

All memorials from Yerablur military cemetery are available for viewing on hush.am genealogical website.

Gallery

• 
  Holy Martyrs Vartanants Church of Yerablur
• 
  The main entrance
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  Monte Melkonian
• 
  Garo Kahkejian
• 
  Sose Mayrig
• 
  Vazgen Sargsyan
• 
  Andranik
• 
  Gurgen Margaryan

See also

• Armenian fedayees
• Nagorno-Karabakh War

References

1. There are about 741 graves at the Yerablur Pantheon
2. "Gen. Andranik's Remains to Be Buried in Armenia". Asbarez. 9 February 2000. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
3. Khanbabyan, Armen (22 February 2000). Перезахоронен прах героя [The remains of the hero were reburied]. Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 6 September 2013.
4. "National Hero Gen. Sebouh Reinterred at Yerablur". Asbarez. 20 November 2014.
5. "Commander Sepuh's remains brought to Yerablur Military pantheon". PanARMENIAN.Net. 20 November 2014.
6. "Reburial of Gourgen Yanikiyan's remains in Yerevan angers Ankara". armradio.am. Public Radio of Armenia. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019.