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Kentron, Yerevan — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Kentron forms the core of Yerevan, the central district that gathers the National Gallery of Armenia and Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral.
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Where to stay in Kentron
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Kentron holds most of the beds in Yerevan, the district where visitors want to be. Hotels sit within reach of the National Gallery of Armenia, the History Museum of Armenia, and Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral. The streets stay walkable through the day.
Stay in Kentron if you want the city on foot.
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Things to do in and around Yerevan
Ranked by global recognition; descriptions from Wikidata (CC0).
Museums & Galleries
3- Sergei Parajanov Museum Heritage
- Martiros Saryan Museum Heritage
- Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan house museum Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
4- Surb Zoravor Astvatsatsin Church Heritage
- Saint Sarkis Cathedral Heritage
- Katoghike Church, Yerevan Heritage
- Saint John the Baptist Church Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
5- Aram Khachaturian Museum Heritage
- Komitas Monument Heritage
- Yervand Kochar Museum Heritage
- Alexander Spendiaryan House Museum Heritage
- Gevorg Grigoryan museum Heritage
worth knowingacross 3 categories in and around Yerevan
About Kentron
What are the main landmarks in Kentron?
Kentron carries the national museums. The Sergei Parajanov Museum, the Martiros Saryan Museum, and the Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum keep the rooms of their namesakes. The Komitas Monument rises among them.
Churches sit between the museums, from the Katoghike Church to the Surb Zoravor Astvatsatsin Church and Saint Sarkis Cathedral.
What is the history of Kentron?
Kentron was formed as a district in 1921, drawn around the old core of Yerevan. The Katoghike Church had long stood here before the district took shape. Around it rose the National Gallery of Armenia and the History Museum of Armenia, and Kentron became the seat of the country's institutions.
The centre held.
Where is Kentron?
Kentron takes in the middle of Yerevan, the ground where the city's avenues gather around Saint Sarkis Cathedral and the Katoghike Church.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Kentron?
Kentron: first-time visitors who want the museums on foot.
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Updated October 2026