Ukuthenga Eriwan: Imigwaqo, Izikhungo & Izimakethe Ezinhle Kakhulu 2026

Inhliziyo yokuthenga yase-Yerevan iyatholakala emigwaqweni yayo edume kakhulu naphakathi kwezifunda ezihamba phambili zabahamba ngezinyawo. Umgwaqo i-Northern Avenue (Amosjyan Street) uvame ukubhekwa njengomunye wemigwaqo eyinhloko, okuyindawo lapho abathengi bangathola khona izitolo ezinkulu eziningi, izindawo zokudlela, namakhefi. Lesi siqeshana siwumgwaqo ovulekile, ogcwele abantu, futhi uvame ukuba namakhonsathi amancane noma nemibukiso. Kungukuthi-ke, kunezinhlobonhlobo zokukhethwa kwemikhiqizo eyaziwayo, izitolo zezimpahla ezisefashonini, izitolo ezikhethekile, nakuba intengo ingaba phezulu kancane kunemingcele yomgwaqo.

Mgwaqo i-Abovyan Street nawo ubalulekile, njengoba uhlanganisa izindawo eziningi ezihlanganisa izitolo, izikhangiso zomlando, namagumbi ombuso. Lapha, uzothola ukuxubana kwezitolo ezinkulu ezihlanganisa izinto ezahlukene kanye nezitolo ezincane ezikhethekile. Kungenzeka ukuthi uzithole uthenga izingubo, izicathulo, izinto zezipho, kanye nezinye izinto eziningi. Umgwaqo i-Mashtots Avenue, esikhundleni salokho, uhlanganisa izindawo ezinhle, izikhumbuzo, kanye nezixhobo zobuciko, kodwa futhi uzokuthola izitolo ezingekho phansi eziningi lapha, ikakhulukazi emakhelwane aseduze, nakuba kungaba ngaphezulu kwezobuciko kunezingubo.

Lawa maphuzu abalulekile aphakathi kwedolobha, okwenza kube lula ukuhamba ngesinyawo. Zivulwa nsuku zonke, kodwa qaphela ukuthi ezinye izitolo ezincane zingase zivale phakathi nosuku, ikakhulukazi ngeSonto. Zilungiselele ukuba namava okuthenga aphakathi kwabantu bendawo nabavakashele kakhulu, ngokwesikhashana ungathola izinto eziningi ezihlukahlukene.

Ezikhathini zamuva nje, i-Yerevan ibone ukwanda kwezitolo ezinkulu kanye nezimboni ezinikeza amava okuthenga aphelele. I-Dalma Garden Mall iyindawo enkulu kunazo zonke edolobheni, okuyindawo lapho abathengi bangathola khona okuningi kusukela kumakhishidi omhlaba wonke kuya kumanje omsebenzi wendawo. Kule ndawo, uzothola izinhlobonhlobo zezimpahla ezihlukahlukene, ubuchwepheshe, izinto zasekhaya, nokuningi. Kuyindawo ekahle uma ufuna ukuthenga konke endaweni eyodwa, futhi ivame ukuba nezindawo zokudla nezokuzijabulisa.

Enye indawo ewumgogodla iy i-Yerevan Mall, okuyindawo ewumgomo emele ukunethezeka nokukhetha okubanzi. Leli gumbi lihlanganisa izitolo eziningi ezaziwayo zamafashini, izinto zezipho, nezinto eziningi zamanje. Leli gumbi lihlukile ngoba linikeza umuzwa wamandla, futhi uvame ukuthola izenzakalo noma izimbuyiselo ezikhethekile lapha, ezenza kube yindawo yokuthenga ejabulisayo.

Zombili lezi zingadi zivulwa nsuku zonke, ngokuvame ukuba nezimpawu ezihlelwa kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa. Ziyizindawo ezihamba phambili zokugcina izimpahla zakho, kodwa futhi zinhle kakhulu ezinsukwini lapho kufuna ubufakazi obuningi noma lapho ufuna indawo evikelekile yokuthenga. Zilungiselele ukuba nezinguqulo eziningi ezinhle kakhulu, eziningi zazo zibuye zinikeze izinhlobo eziningi zezinhlobo zezokudla ezihlukahlukene ezitholakala emhlabeni wonke.

Ukuze uthole imikhiqizo eyaziwayo nezinto ezingaphandle kwezobuciko, i-Yerevan inezindawo eziningana lapho ungathola khona lezi zimpahla. Umklamo we-boutique uba ophakeme kakhulu emigwaqweni eseduze ne-Northern Avenue nasezindaweni ezizungezile zesifunda sase-Kentron. Lapha, uzothola izitolo ezidume kakhulu ezinezimpahla ezikhethwa kusuka kumklami wamazwe omhlaba nabashaye umlando. Kuyisiqeshana esihle sokubuka izinto ezintsha nezokuthola izinhlobo eziningi ezihlukahlukene ezivela kumafashini aphezulu.

Ngokuthambekela kokukhethwa okukhethekile kwamafashini, izitolo ezinesitayela semamotho zivame ukuboniswa ngokukhethekile emigwaqweni eseduze ne-Marshal Baghramyan Avenue nasezindaweni ezithile zasesifundeni sase-Kentron. Leli lihlanganisa amakhelwane amancane avulekile asebenzisa indawo yokuthenga kwabo, lapho ungathola khona izinhlobonhlobo zezimpahla ezikhethekile ezivela kwabasebenzi bendawo nabasayine abancane, kanye nabanye abantu abadumile bakwamanye amazwe. Ungathola izinto ezihlukahlukene, ezivame ukuba nobudala obudingeka kakhulu nobuchwepheshe obuse mqoka.

Lena yindawo enhle yokuhlola uma ufuna okuthile okukhethekile, okungewona nje kuphela imikhiqizo eminingi. Intengo kulezi zindawo ingaba phezulu kakhulu, kodwa umuzwa wokuthola into eyikhethekile uyajabulisa. Zilungiselele ukubona izitolo ezinhle, iningi lazo lihlotshiswe kahle futhi libonisa umoya we-luxe. Lezi zindawo ziyathandeka kakhulu kubavakashi abaningi, kodwa futhi ziklanyelwe ukuthi zitholakale kubathengi bendawo abathuthukile.

Ngale kwezitolo ezinkulu nezokunethezeka, i-Yerevan iqhakaza ngezitolo ezizimele ezimangalisayo kanye neziyinhloko ezibonisa ubuciko bendawo kanye nomoya wokwakha. Ezinye zalezi zitolo zitholakala ezitaladini ezincane ezicashelwe, ikakhulukazi esifundeni sase-Kentron, kodwa futhi kweminye imicibisholo enamakhelwane asemkhathini. Hlola izindawo ezifana ne-Tumanyan Street kanye nemigwaqo ephambene yayo ukuze uthole izinto eziningi ezimangalisayo.

Izimakethe ezifana ne-Design Hub yase-Armenia, noma ngendlela engcono kakhulu, yindawo okufanele uvakashele. Lezi zitolo ngokuvamile zinikeza ukukhethwa okubanzi kwemikhiqizo yobuciko yomphakathi, ubuciko bendawo, izinto zokuhlobisa indlu, nemikhiqizo eyenziwe ngezandla, okwenza kube yindawo ekahle yokuthola izipho ezihlukahlukene noma izikhumbuzo ezingajwayelekile. Kungukuthi-ke, uzothola nezinto ezibonelo eziningi kakhulu, ezihlangene nokugqoka okukhethekile nemikhiqizo yezikhumba.

Lawa amakhilomitha anciphise kakhulu isikhathi sokuba nabavakade kwabavakashiyayo, kodwa avame ukuheha abantu bendawo namavakashe abafuna okuthile okuhlukile. Amanani angahluka kakhulu, kodwa ngokuvamile ayabekezeleka kakhulu kunezitolo ezinkulu zokunethezeka. Lezi zitolo zingaba nezimo zazo ezikhethekile zokuthenga, njengokulungiswa kwezakhiwo ezindala noma izitimela ezihlotshiswe kahle ezihlangene nomoya wekhaya. Uma ufuna ukuthola okuthile okukhethekile, lezi zitolo ziyindawo efanele yokubheka.

I-Yerevan nayo inezindawo eziningi ezinhle kwabathanda i-vintage nama-second-hand. Izihlabani ezincane zivame ukutholakala ezitaladini ezicashelwe, ikakhulukazi ngaphandle kwesifunda esiphakathi nedolobha, kodwa uhambo olufanele lungabonisa izinto ezimangalisayo. Hlola izindawo ezifana ne-Yervand Pahlavuni Street noma imigwaqo eseduze ne-Republic Square ukuze uthole izindlela ezincane.

Kunezindawo ezimbalwa ezaziwayo njenge-Second Life Fashion, okuyindawo lapho ungathola khona izingubo ezisezingeni eliphezulu, izicathulo, nezesekeli kusukela kumikhiqizo edume kakhulu, kodwa okungokwesibili. Kungenzeka ukuthi ubone izinto eziyingqayizivele kakhulu, futhi ngentengo enesizotha kunokuyithenga into entsha. Lawo makamelo angase abe namaqembu asheshayo kakhulu, ngakho-ke ukuphuma kwakho kungase kube nemibandela ethile.

Lezi zitolo ziyintando yabantu bendawo abafuna ukuthola izinto eziyingqayizivele ngentengo enesizotha. Zivame ukuba nezinto eziyingqayizivele ezingasetshenziswa ngabatshelwazifiso, ngakho-ke kudingeka isikhathi esiningi sokuzidibanisa. Izinga lentengo kulezi zitolo liyahlukahluka, kodwa ng general, liyabekezeleka kakhulu. Kuyinto emangalisayo ukuthi ungathola yini lapho, futhi kungakwenza ukwazi ukuthola okunye okukhohlisayo okuzongeza esitayeleni sakho. Noma ngabe ungumthandi we-vintage ocwaningayo noma ufuna ukuthola izinto ezihlukahlukene, lezi zitolo ziyindawo efanele yokubheka.

Akukho okunye okubabaza njengoba kwenzeka ezimakethe zasendayeni ukubona isiko langempela nokuphila kwabantu bendawo. E-Yerevan, imakethe eyinhloko yezinto zobuciko ngezimo ezifana ne-Vernissage Market. Lokhu akuyona nje imakethe; kuyinto eyaziwayo edumile, eyandisa kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa, ikakhulukazi ngosuku. Lapha, uzothola ukuxubana okukhulu kwezingubo zasendayeni, izinto zobuciko zasendayeni, ubuciko, izinto zokuhlobisa indlu, izikhumbuzo, nezinto eziningi zesintu ezifana ne-karabagh, izigayi, kanye nezingubo eziyinhlobonhlobo ezakha imikhiqizo yobuciko yase-Armenia.

Izimbuyiselo kulena makethe ziba nomfutho omkhulu kakhulu. Kuyadingeka ukuthi ubuye, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi usathenjwa ngokomsebenzi. Abathengisi bangathanda ukukubonisa imikhiqizo yabo kanye nemilando yabo, engaba yinto emnandi kakhulu. Ungathola izinto eziyingqayizivele ngempela lapha, ngoba iningi labathengisi libenza bona noma lisuka kubaculi bendawo abazimele. Lokhu kuyenza kube yindawo ekahle yokuthola izinto ezihlanganisa umlando nendaba.

I-Vernissage Market ivame ukuba nomfutho ohlanganisa abantu bendawo nabavakashiyayo, kodwa umoya wayo uhlala ugcizelela isiko lendawo. Iningi lezitolo lizovuleka nsuku zonke, kodwa kukhona isikhathi esiqhamuka ngempela ngosuku. Yndawo enhle yokuqala uhambo lwakho lokuthenga e-Yerevan, ukuze uthole umuzwa wokukhetha okuningi nokuthola imikhiqizo yobuciko enhle kakhulu.

Ngokungeziwe ezimakethe zezobuciko, i-Yerevan inikeza izinketho eziningi kakhulu kulabo abathanda ukudla kanye nalawo athanda ukudla. I-GUM Food Market, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Yerevan City Market, iyindawo eyinhloko lapho ungathola khona okuhlukahlukene okuhlanganisa izindawo zokudla, amakhefi, kanye nezitolo ezidayisa ukudla okusha. Lena yindawo enhle yokuzwa ukunambitheka kwase-Armenia, kusukela ezinhlobonhlobo eziningi zezinhlobo zezinyama ezilukiwe kuya kuma-pastries amnandi.

Imakethe yasemgwaqweni i-Shuka Yerasvan iyinye indawo engalibaleki. Lapha, uzothola izinhlobonhlobo eziningi zezinto ezifana nezilimo zemvelo, izithelo ezilukiwe, imikhiqizo yobisi, nezinto eziningi ezifana ne-lavash (isinkwa esiyisicaba), kanye nezinye izinto zezintambo eziningi kakhulu. Leli lihlangane nomuzwa wokuthenga okuyimpela, lapho ungakwazi ukubona abathengi bendawo bengathenga khona izinto zabo zansuku zonke. Kungamandla lapho ungathola khona izinto ezihlukahlukene, okungavamile ukutholakala ezindaweni eziphakathi nedolobha.

Lezi zimakethe ngokuvame ukuba namabanga entengo ahlukahlukene, kodwa ngokuvamile zihamba phambili kulokho ongakuthola ezindaweni zokungena ezingaphezulu zedolobha. Kuyadingeka ukuthi uhlole lapho uzozibona khona, kodwa ngakho-ke izinto eziningi zokudla okusha ezisezingeni eliphezulu zingatholakala lapho. Zilungiselele ukuba namava okuthenga emnyameni okungapheli lapho uthokozela izimilo ezihlukahlukene zokufeza izimpahla. Lezi zimakethe zivulela abantu abaningi abafuna amaqembu abalulekile, kodwa zihlale zigcizelela isiko lesifunda.

Uma kukhulunywa ngokuthenga izikhumbuzo, i-Yerevan inikeza okungaphezu kokuyimfihlo. Enye yezinto ezihlukile ongazithola yi-Armenian Cognac. Izinhlobo eziningana ezidumile njenge-Ararat zinikeza ukunambitheka okukhethekile kwe-brandy yabo. Ungathola lokhu ezitolo ezinkulu zemikhiqizo noma ezihlukahlukene zemakethe, ngoba lokhu kudume kakhulu kulo lonke elase-Armenia.

Izinto zobuciko eziyisikhumbuzo zinikeza enye into ekhethekile. Izinto zobuciko ezisanda kusungulwa, izinto eziyimvubelo, izicathulo ezihlotshisiwe, nemikhiqizo efana ne-khachkars (iziqu ezinezimilo zezimilo zezimilo) ziyatholakala ezimakethe ezifana ne-Vernissage. Lokhu akuyona nje izinto zokuhlobisa; zihlanganisa umlando namaqembu osiko ayilungile enziwe yi-Armenia.

Ubuciko nezinto zokuhlobisa indlu zenzelwe ukuthi zihlanganisa umlando nokusebenza, izinto eziyingqayizivele ezivela kumakhelwane kuye kweminye imikhiqizo eyingqayizivele yasebhokisi. Izimbali ezinhle zemikhiqizo, izinhlobonhlobo zezinto zemiyane, kanye nemikhiqizo yobuciko, ziyimibono emikhulu yokuthola imikhiqizo emayelana nobuchwepheshe kanye nomesikelo womklamo we-Armenia. Ungathola izinto eziningi eziyingqayizivele ezitolo zezimilo zezibalo noma ezitolo ezikhethekile zesifunda sase-Kentron.

Lapho uthenga e-Yerevan, udinga ukwazi ngama-VAT Refund (izimpenge zemali engeziwe) kanye nezinye izimo zokukhokha. I-Armenia iyayihlonipha izimpenge zemali ezifaka i-VAT kumikhiqizo ethengwe yizivakashi zakwamanye amazwe. Ukuze ufaneleke, ngokuvame kufanele ubhalise izikhumbuzo zakho kusuka ezitolo eziyimfihlo eziluhlu lwe-VAT Refund, futhi uthenge ngezimpahla eziningi ezithile ezibhaliswe nenani elincane ngokuvame lisethwe ngu-$50 US dollars (noma okulinganayo).

Lapho uthenga, cela ifomu lakho le-VAT Refund kusuka kumthengisi. Uzozicela ukuthi ubonise izigidi zakho kanye nezitifiketi zakho eziyimfihlo ezingabalulekile ngama-customs desk lapho uhamba e-Yerevan airport. Ngenxa yokuphupha ngokuphila kwakhe, ngalolu hlelo, ungaphinde uthole i-VAT ngendlela yokuphila kwakho kwasekuqaleni noma ngokuphila kwakho okuzayo.

Qaphela ukuthi izikhathi zokufakwa kwezintambo kanye namahora azo okusebenza angahluka kakhulu. Izitolo eziningi ezinkulu zivame ukuba nezimpawu ezihlelwa kusuka ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa, kanti izimakethe zasendayeni zingase ziye ngezimiso. Izingadi kanye nezitolo ezinkulu zithengisa izinhlobonhlobo zezinto ezifana nezigidi zemali ezihlukahlukene, kuyilapho izimakethe zasendayeni zingahambisana nomunye umndeni wemali, kungaba i-Armenian Dram (AMD) noma ngisho namaDola aseMelika (USD) kweminye imicibisholo. Ukwazi ukubala izimvama zenziwa phakathi kwezikhumbuzo zakho kanye nezibalo zakho, kuyadingeka njengoba ukwazi ukwazi izibalo ngokuphila kwakho.