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Erebuni Airport (ICAO: UDYE) is a joint civil and military airport serving Yerevan and the country of Armenia. It is located 7.3 kilometers south of the center of Yerevan.
At present, the airport is mostly operated by the military, although private firms operate chartered helicopter flights inside the country and to the CIS.
Russian aviation forces in Armenia comprise 18 MiG-29 fighters of the 426th Fighter Squadron (426 Istrebitel’naya Aviatsionnaya Eskadril’ya (426 IAE)) and the 700th Air Traffic Control Center, both at the 3624th Air Base (3624 Aviatsionnaya Baza (3624 AB)) at Erebuni Airport.
On November 4, 2008, an Mi-24 military helicopter belonging to the Armed Forces of Armenia crashed as it was preparing for a training flight. Captain Arshak Nersisyan died as a result of the accident.
Nazaret Daghavarian (Chaderjian, 1862, Sebastia - 1915) was an Armenian doctor, agronomist and public activist, one of the founders of Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).
Hakop Baronian (1843–1891) was an influential Armenian writer, satirist, educator, and social figure in the 19th century. Born in Edirne, Paronian is widely acknowledged as the greatest Armenian satirist of all time, closely followed by Yervant Odian.
Erukhan (1870-1915) was the pen name for Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian. He was an Armenian writer of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was arrested, tortured, and killed by the Turkish authorities during the Armenian Genocide.
Yervant Odian (1869-1926) is considered to be one of the most influential Armenian satirists, along with the roughly contemporary Hagop Baronian. Odian's writings, which include novels and short stories, often humorously point out humanity's vices. He had the unique ability to conceive of and write stories at any given instant.
Levon Shant (born Levon Seghoposian on April 6, 1869 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire - died November 29, 1951 in Beirut; Lebanon), was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet, and founder of the Hamazkayin National Cultural Foundation.
