page_title: Districts of Yerevan
section_title: Expansion in the mid-19th century
hierarchical_section_title: Districts of Yerevan / Persian and Russian eras / Expansion in the mid-19th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Dzoragyugh district of Yerevan, in the 19th century.
context_page_description: The Districts of Yerevan refers to administrative divisions of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
  Yerevan is divided into twelve "administrative districts", each with an elected community leader. Each district is divided into unofficial neighborhoods. The total area of the 12 districts of Yerevan is 223 square kilometres.
context_section_description: After Erivan was taken over by the Russian troops in 1827, many Armenians from northern Persia came to Eastern Armenia, including to Yerevan. The city was expanded. 
  In the mid-19th century Yerevan had 6 districts: 
  Shahar
  Kond
  Demir-Bulagh
  Dzoragyugh
  Nor tagh
  Shen tagh
  Nork
  Yerevan has been expanded at the expense of two surrounding villages: Dzoragyugh and Nork.
caption: Dzoragyugh in the early 20th century. Surb Sargis Church can be seen at the top right corner.
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