Leninakan

/ lɪninaˈkan /

noun

1. the former name (1925–91) of Kumayri

Example Sentences

Nairy, a builder from Leninakan, Armenia, said he had been trapped in Karabakh since December by the blockade.

From Reuters

With hope fading that any survivors remained buried in the rubble, many of the doctors, rescue squads, fire fighters and dog handlers who had converged on the ravaged cities of Leninakan and Spitak from around the globe began to head home last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

Arriving in Moscow on Friday morning, he flew on to Leninakan on Saturday, which had been declared a day of national mourning.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Elementary School No. 9 on Leninakan's Gorky Street, "the earthquake killed children on the spot during their classes," said a correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda, the Communist youth newspaper.

From Time Magazine Archive

A bespectacled economist who told of digging out one lone survivor from among 48 corpses in a Leninakan classroom.

From Time Magazine Archive