CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ALEPPO QUARTER FOR SYRIAN ARMENIANS WILL COST ABOUT $20 MILLION -MINISTRY OF DIASPORA
YEREVAN, October 25. / ARKA /. Construction of "New Aleppo" quarter
in Ashtarak, a town 20 km off Yerevan, for Syrian Armenians who
found refuge here will cost about $20 million , the Ministry of
Diaspora said.
"The goal of the project is to help Syrian Armenians, who moved to
permanent residence to Armenia to buy housing at affordable prices,"
says an information leaflet about the construction program.
On June 6, 2013 the government of Armenia adopted a decision on
building "New Aleppo" quarter in Ashtarak . On July 23 the council
of elders of Ashtarak decided to grant an area of 4.8 hectares for
the construction of the quarter.
A group of architects have volunteered to prepare the design of the
quarter.On October 21 the architects were provided with the results
of geological research of the area. More than 550 Syrian Armenian
families have applied for housing in the quarter.
The apartments will be granted on favorable terms: the government will
cover part of the cost , and the rest will be paid by the families.
The construction will be financed by the government, donor countries
and international organizations. The construction will be overseen
by a public organization called "Center of Coordination of Problems
of Syrian Armenians."
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there
are now approximately 7,000 Syrian Armenians in Armenia. According
to the Ministry of Diaspora, that number is more than 10 thousand -0-
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YEREVAN, October 25. / ARKA /. Construction of "New Aleppo" quarter
in Ashtarak, a town 20 km off Yerevan, for Syrian Armenians who
found refuge here will cost about $20 million , the Ministry of
Diaspora said.
"The goal of the project is to help Syrian Armenians, who moved to
permanent residence to Armenia to buy housing at affordable prices,"
says an information leaflet about the construction program.
On June 6, 2013 the government of Armenia adopted a decision on
building "New Aleppo" quarter in Ashtarak . On July 23 the council
of elders of Ashtarak decided to grant an area of 4.8 hectares for
the construction of the quarter.
A group of architects have volunteered to prepare the design of the
quarter.On October 21 the architects were provided with the results
of geological research of the area. More than 550 Syrian Armenian
families have applied for housing in the quarter.
The apartments will be granted on favorable terms: the government will
cover part of the cost , and the rest will be paid by the families.
The construction will be financed by the government, donor countries
and international organizations. The construction will be overseen
by a public organization called "Center of Coordination of Problems
of Syrian Armenians."
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there
are now approximately 7,000 Syrian Armenians in Armenia. According
to the Ministry of Diaspora, that number is more than 10 thousand -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/society/construction_of_new_aleppo_quarter_for_syrian_arme nians_will_cost_about_20_million_ministry_of_diasp/#sthash.utHrBMJ0.dpuf