Legacy
The following were named after Tumanyan's honor:
- In Armenia
- Tumanyan's native village of Dsegh was renamed Tumanyan in his honor from 1938-1969.
- In 1951, the village of Dzagidzor of Lori Province was renamed Tumanyan
- Pedagogical University of Vanadzor
- Armenian State Puppet Theater in Yerevan
- Tumanyan St. in central Yerevan
- Tumanyan Park in Yerevan's Ajapnyak district
- Outside of Armenia
- Tumanyan Square (Площадь Туманяна) - in Northern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia.
There are 2 museums of Tumanyan in Armenia, one in his birthplace Dsegh and another one in Yerevan. Tumanyan's museum in Yerevan was opened in 1953.
In Autumn of 2011 the government of Armenia purchased the house of Tumanyan in Tbilisi from its Georgian owner. The keys of that house are currently kept at the Writers Union of Armenia. A museum will presumably established in this house.
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