Region's Longest Zip-Line Constructed in Yerevan

• 11.02.2017, 20:18
•  Armenia

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A zip-line recently built in Arabkir district of Yerevan, Armenia is the longest in the region, Pan Armenian reports citing to the statements issued by the City Hall, PanArmenian reports.

Constructed on a height of 87 meters, the aerial rope slide has two directions which are 870m and 650m long and connect two of the districts of the Armenian capital.

Besides the zip-line, those responsible for the project said the park will also have rock climbing, mountain biking, yoga sections, as well as a library, an open-air cinema and special corners for painting.Playgounds for children will also be constructed.

According to the organizers of the event, a monument in memory of those who were killed in the Four-Day War in April last year will be erected in the area.

To note, Azerbaijan on April 2, 2016 launched a large-scale military offensive against Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Artsakh). 

Some AMD 80 million have already been spent on the project, AMD 45-50 million more will be used by its completion.