Khachatur Abovian statue (Yerevan) | monument, interesting place

Armenia / Yerevan / Yerevan
 monument, interesting place

Khachatur Abovian was an Armenian writer and national public figure of the early 19th century who mysteriously vanished in 1848 and was presumed dead. He was an educator, poet and an advocate of modernization. Considered as the father of modern Armenian literature, he is best remembered for his novel Verk Hayastani (Wounds of Armenia).
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Coordinates:   40°11'30"N   44°31'41"E
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