One of Yerevan`s streets to be named after Nikita Simonyan

ArmInfo.One of the streets in Armenia's capital will be named after legendary coach and football player Nikita Simonyan. The decision was made at a meeting of the Yerevan Council of Elders.

According to the municipality's press service, a street in the  Hrazdan Gorge, running through the Kentron administrative district,  will be named after Nikita Simonyan. It will begin on Atenk Street  near the Hrazdan Stadium and end on Halabyan Street.

By another decision of the Council of Elders, a street in the  Ajapnyak administrative district will be named after People's Artist  of the Armenian SSR Khachatur Avetisyan. It will begin on Second  Silikyan Street and end on Seventh Street. As a reminder, Nikita  Simonyan-First Vice President of the Russian Football Union, Hero of  Labor of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of Physical Culture  of the Russian Federation, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR,  Honored Coach of the RSFSR, and Honored Coach of the USSR-passed away  on November 23, 2025. In 1973, he led Yerevan's "Ararat" to a gold  double.

Khachatur Avetisyan was an outstanding Armenian composer whose work  has become an integral part of the country's musical heritage. A  People's Artist of the Armenian SSR and State Prize laureate, he  masterfully combined academic rigor with the uniqueness of folk  traditions and left a significant mark on 20th-century musical  culture.