Dvin (Historical)

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Dvin (Armenian: Դվին; Greek: Δουσιος, Τισιον) was a large commercial city, the capital of early medieval Armenia, the ruins of which are located in the province of Ararat nearby a town by the same name. The city was built by Chosroes III of Armenia in 335 on a site of an ancient settlement and fortress from the third millennium B.C. Since then the city was used as the primary residence of the Armenian Kings of the Arshakuni Dynasty. The city had a population of about 100,000 citizens who were in various professions including arts and crafts, trade, fishing, etc.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvin
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Coordinates:   40°0'18"N   44°34'41"E
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