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'''Nubarashen''' ({{lang-hy|Նուբարաշեն վարչական շրջան, Nubarashen varčakan šrĵan}}), is one of the 12 districts of [[Yerevan]], the capital of [[Armenia]]. It is situated at the southeastern part of the city. With a population of 9,561 (2011 census), Nubarashen is the least populous district of Yerevan. It is bordered by [[Shengavit District|Shengavit]] and [[Erebuni District|Erebuni]] districts from the north and [[Ararat Province]] from the east, south and west.<ref>[http://www.yerevan.am/3-187-%D5%86%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A2%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%A5%D5%B6%20%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B9%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6%20%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6.htmlam/districts/nubarashen/ Nubarashen district at Yerevan.am city official website]</ref> Nubarashen was formerly known as ''Sovetashen''.

In 1930, withduring the support[[Philadelphia]] meeting of the andcentral sponsorshipboard of founder-presidentdirectors of the [[AGBU]]; the Egyptian-Armenian benefactorGeneral [[BoghosBenevolent NubarUnion]] (AGBU), a decision was taken to finance the construction process of a new townresidential namedsettlement Sovetashenin wasthe designed[[Armenian toSoviet beSocialist foundedRepublic|Socialist Soviet Republic of Armenia]], at the southeastern outskirts of the capital Yerevan. The settlementproject was plannedfacilitated andby the financial support of the [[Boghos Nubar]], as well as through the donations of the Armenian diaspora in [[London]]. A new plan for the residential district was designed by architect [[Alexander TamanyanTamanian]] in 1931.

In 1932, the constructionsettlement ofwas founded and named ''Nubarashen'' was(meaning completed.''town Duringof Nubar'') in memory of the followingfounder years,of AGBU; the settlementEgyptian-Armenian becamebenefactor home[[Boghos toNubar]]. The first residents of the newly-founded settlement manywere repatriated Armenian families from [[Greece]], [[Bulgaria]], [[France]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Syria]]. However in 1938, the settlement was renamed as ''Sovetashen'' {{lang-hy|Սովետաշեն, meaning ''Soviet town''}}.