Statue of Zabel Yesayan (Proshyan)

It is located in the village of Proshyan, Kotayk Province of Armenia, in the area of the International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education (ICARE): 5th street, 12th lane, 1.

[1] In 2021, Boston-Armenian philanthropists Victor Zarougian and Judy Saryan commissioned an original monument dedicated to Armenian novelist, public speaker and politician Zabel Yesayan.

[2] The opening ceremony of the monument took place on October 9, 2022, in the park of the Zabel Yesayan Agribusiness Center.

[3] The Nairyan vocal ensemble performed at the opening ceremony, whose artistic director Naira Mugdusyan first presented Zabel Yesayan's letter to her daughter.

The bridge-pedestal of the statue symbolizes Western and Eastern Armenia, on which the image of Yesayan stands as a connecting link.