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With an area of 18 km² (8.07% of Yerevan city area), Nubarashen is the 5th -largest district of Yerevan in terms of area. It is located toaround 7 km southeast of central Yerevan, completely isolated from the city.

In 1926, during the [[Philadelphia]] meeting of the [[USAUnited States]] branches of the [[Armenian General Benevolent Union]] (AGBU), a decision was taken to fund the construction of a new residential settlement in the [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic|Socialist Soviet Republic of Armenia]], in honor of the the founder of AGBU; the Armenian benefactor [[Boghos Nubar]]. The main goal of the project was directed towards the repatriation of the Armenian families who survived the [[Armenian Genocidegenocide]] and dispersed all over the [[Middle East]] and [[Europe]].

For the fulfillment of the project, an amount of US$ 250,000 was envisaged to raise until April 30, 1931, in order to launch the project in the 25th anniversary of the AGBU organization. US$ 102,000 was donated formfrom Armenians in [[New York City]], and US$ 25,000 was received from [[Chicago]]. However, many of the Armenian wealthy donors became victims of the [[Great Depression]] of 1929. Thus, only US$ 153,000 was secured by the end of 1929.

The Communist government of Armenia has proposed many locations for the initiative, including [[Yeghvard]], [[Sardarapat, Armenia|Sardarapat]] and [[Metsamor]]. Finally, the location of the settlement was chosen to be at the southeastern outskirts of the capital Yerevan, to the south of [[Noragavit]] neighbourhood.<ref>[http://www.agbu.am/images/Media/Noobarashen.pdf AGBU Nubarashen project]</ref>

[[Boghos Nubar]] donated US$ 100,000 for the project, and finally an agreement was settled between the Communist government of Armenia and the AGBU in April-MayApril–May 1930, for the "construction of Nubarashen residential settlement". Soon after in the same year, the construction process was launched at the south of Yerevan, based on the urban plan designed by architect [[Alexander Tamanian]].

In July 1931, around 100-120 residential buildings were ready to put in service. In 1932, the settlement was officially founded and named ''Nubarashen'' (meaning ''town of Nubar''). The first residents of the newly- founded settlement were repatriated Armenian families from [[Greece]], followed by genocide survivals from [[Bulgaria]], [[France]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]]. Almost 50% of the project was completed by the end of 1936. In summer 1937, around 1,000 repatriated Armenians were living in Nubarashen.

In 1938, the neighbourhoodsettlement was renamed as ''Sovetashen'' ({{lang-hy|Սովետաշեն}}), meaning the ''Soviet town''}}. In 1961, the ''Ordzhonikidze raion'' (Орджоникидзевский район) andwas formed as an administrative district within the city of Yerevan. In 1963, ''Sovetashen'' was given the status of an [[urban-type settlement]]. Laterto in 1961, it becamebecome part of the newly-formed ''Ordzhonikidze raion'' (Орджоникидзевский район) of Yerevan city.

ShengavitNubarashen is mainly populated by Armenians who belong to the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]]. The district is home to the Holy Martyrs Church opened on April 25, 2015, in commemoration of the [[100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide|100th anniversary]] of the [[Armenian Genocidegenocide]]. The construction was launched in 2012 and completed in 2015. The church was designed by architect Artak Ghulyan, while the funds were donated by [[Gagik Tsarukyan]].

*Kackhkar memorial for the victims of the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]].

The Nubarashen knitting factory opened in 1958 is among the first industrial plants of the district. In 1982, the Nubarashen furniture factory (currently known as WoodLnadWoodLand) was opened. A branch of the Masis shoe factory was in service during the Soviet days.

Many livestock farms are still operating in the district since the Soviet years., Thewith Nubarashenthe poultrylargest farmone is operating since 1971, andbeing the Nubarashen pig-breedingpoultry farm sinceopened 2000in 1971.