It is bordered by Shengavit and Erebuni districts from the north, and Ararat Province from the east, south and west.

The Nubarashen Central Park and the nearby Ghevond Alishan №85 School (opened in 1932) are situated at the centre of the district.

In 1926, during the Philadelphia meeting of the United States branches of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), a decision was taken to fund the construction of a new residential settlement in the Socialist Soviet Republic of Armenia, in honor of the founder of AGBU; the Armenian benefactor Boghos Nubar.

Finally, the location of the settlement was chosen to be at the southeastern outskirts of the capital Yerevan, to the south of Noragavit neighbourhood.

[3] Boghos Nubar donated US$100,000 for the project, and finally an agreement was settled between the Communist government of Armenia and the AGBU in April–May 1930, for the "construction of Nubarashen residential settlement".

Soon after in the same year, the construction process was launched at the south of Yerevan, based on the urban plan designed by architect Alexander Tamanian.

The first residents of the newly founded settlement were repatriated Armenian families from Greece, followed by genocide survivals from Bulgaria, France, Lebanon and Syria.

The district is home to the Holy Martyrs Church opened on April 25, 2015, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

Public transport buses and mini-buses serve the district, securing direct connection with the centre of Yerevan.