About Kond district
Historically, Kond was one of the three main areas of Yerevan. During the Persian rule, the district was known as Tepebashi. Moreover, the well-known Melik-Aghamalyan family (Aghamalyan Dynasty) lived in Kond in the 17th and 18th centuries.
In the absence of an official old town, the accolade of Yerevan’s oldest area goes to Kond. The neighborhood is elevated on a hillside and can be reached either by a steep street or via any one of the thin staircases that lead up from the main road. Kond is mainly residential with a mixture of character-filled, tumbledown houses, overgrown gardens, and patched-up sheds. If you appreciate architecture and street photography, this is a great place to get lost for a couple of hours.
While in Kond, don’t miss the Saint Sarkis Cathedral, a humble church made from orange tuff stone sourced from Ani.
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