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Yerevan Zoo

Q: Where is Yerevan Zoo?

Yerevan, Armenia. Yerevan Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Yerevan, Armenia. Its coordinates are 40.196° N, 44.550° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Hortobágy National Park, about 2,039 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Yerevan Zoo?

80 species. Citizen-science photos record 80 species at Yerevan Zoo, including Brown Bear, Common Pochard, Ring-necked Pheasant, Wood Pigeon and Bearded Vulture. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Yerevan Zoo in the wild?

Brown Bear: Katmai National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Yerevan Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Brown Bear (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Katmai National Park), Common Pochard (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Doñana National Park) and Ring-necked Pheasant (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kiskunság National Park).

Q: When did Yerevan Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1940, 35 ha. Yerevan Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Yerevan, Armenia, opened in 1940 and covers about 35 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 80 species are photographed there.

🇦🇲 Armenia

🏙️ In Yerevan

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Armenia 80 spp. present

The Yerevan Zoo, also known as the Zoological Park of Yerevan (Armenian: Երևանի կենդաբանական այգի (Yerevani kendabanakan aygi)), is a zoological park in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, that was founded in 1940 and is the only one in the country. It is located in the southeastern part of the city, at the foot of the hills, covering an area of 35 hectares (86 acres). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

40.196° N 44.550° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1940

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

zoo.am ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Ursus arctos

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

in Katmai National Park+ 14 more parks

Aythya ferina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Doñana National Park+ 19 more parks

Phasianus colchicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Kiskunság National Park+ 15 more parks

Columba palumbus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Cairngorms National Park+ 25 more parks

Gypaetus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park+ 14 more parks

Cygnus olor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Hortobágy National Park+ 16 more parks

Papio hamadryas

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Camelus bactrianus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Before you go

Where is Yerevan Zoo?

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Yerevan, Armenia. Its coordinates are 40.196° N, 44.550° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Hortobágy National Park, about 2,039 km away.

What animals can you see at Yerevan Zoo?

80 species

Citizen-science photos record 80 species at Yerevan Zoo, including Brown Bear, Common Pochard, Ring-necked Pheasant, Wood Pigeon and Bearded Vulture. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Yerevan Zoo in the wild?

Brown Bear: Katmai National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Yerevan Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Brown Bear (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Katmai National Park), Common Pochard (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Doñana National Park) and Ring-necked Pheasant (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kiskunság National Park).

When did Yerevan Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1940, 35 ha

Yerevan Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Yerevan, Armenia, opened in 1940 and covers about 35 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 80 species are photographed there.