# Kanaker

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{{about|the town in Armenia|the town in southern Syria|Kanakir}}
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'''Kanaker''' ({{langx|hy|Քանաքեռ}}; also [Romanize](/source/Romanize)d as '''K’anak’err''', '''Kenaker''', '''Kanaker''', and '''Qanaqer''') was a village in [Armenia](/source/Armenia) to the north-east of the capital [Yerevan](/source/Yerevan). With the urban development of Yerevan in the 20th century, the village was gradually absorbed by the capital, thus becoming part of the [Kanaker-Zeytun District](/source/Kanaker-Zeytun_District).<ref>[http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf US embassy to Armenia's website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626205330/http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf |date=2008-06-26 }}</ref>

Notable natives of Kanaker include the writer and educator [Khachatur Abovian](/source/Khachatur_Abovian).
{{stack|thumb|The Holy Mother of God Church}}
The town was home to many churches that were severely damaged during the [earthquake of 1679](/source/1679_Garni_earthquake). The oldest church of Kanaker is [Saint Jacob Church](/source/Saint_Hakob_Church_of_Kanaker) (Surp Hakop) rebuilt in 1679 after the earthquake. [Holy Mother of God Church](/source/Holy_Mother_of_God_Church_of_Kanaker) (Surp Astvatsatsin) on a hilltop to the northwest was built in 1695. The Russian Orthodox [Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God](/source/Church_of_the_Intercession_of_the_Holy_Mother_of_God) was built in Kanaker in 1912.

Kanaker played a key role in the Russian siege of Yerevan in 1827.

==Education==
The [Chinese-Armenian Friendship School](/source/Chinese-Armenian_Friendship_School) is in Kanaker.<ref name=MirroSpectatorInaug>{{cite web|url=https://mirrorspectator.com/2018/08/30/chinese-school-inaugurated-in-armenia/|title=Chinese School Inaugurated In Armenia|newspaper=[Armenian Mirror-Spectator](/source/Armenian_Mirror-Spectator)|date=2018-08-30|accessdate=2020-10-20}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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