David of Sasun (Yerevan Metro)
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The main platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| System | Yerevan Metro station | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Yerevan Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Yerevan railway station | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Above ground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 7 March 1981 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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David of Sasun (Armenian: Սասունցի Դավիթ) is a Yerevan Metro station, opened on 7 March 1981. The station is located in the center of Yerevan, in the Shengavit District, with exits to David of Sasun Square with the statue to David of Sasun, Yerevan railway station, Tigran the Great and Artsakh Avenues, and Sevan Street.
The station was named after David of Sasun, the main hero of the Armenian national epic "Daredevils of Sassoun", who drove the Arab invaders out of Armenia.