Yerevan

Armenia / Yerevan /
 city, capital city of country
Yerevan (Armenian: Երևան [jɛɾɛˈvɑn] is the capital and largest city of Armenia, and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the thirteenth in the history of Armenia, and the seventh located in or around the Ararat plain. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC by king Argishti I at the western extreme of the Ararat plain. Erebuni was "designed as a great administrative and religious centre, a fully royal capital." During the centuries long Iranian rule over Eastern Armenia that lasted from the early 16th century up to 1828, it was the center of Iran's Erivan khanate administrative division from 1736. In 1828, it became part of Imperial Russia alongside the rest of Eastern Armenia who conquered it from Iran through the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828). After World War I, Yerevan became the capital of the First Republic of Armenia as thousands of survivors of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire settled in the area. The city expanded rapidly during the 20th century as Armenia became part of the Soviet Union. In a few decades, Yerevan was transformed from a provincial town within the Russian Empire, to Armenia's principal cultural, artistic, and industrial center, as well as becoming the seat of national government. With the growth of the economy of the country, Yerevan has been undergoing major transformation as many parts of the city have been the recipient of new construction since the early 2000s, and retail outlets such as restaurants, shops, and street cafes, which were rare during Soviet times, have multiplied. As of 2011, the population of Yerevan was 1,060,138, making up to 35.1% of the total population of Armenia.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevan
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Coordinates:   40°9'13"N   44°29'29"E

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  • I am Georgian. I love Yerevan and Armenian people. We need be friends.
  • TURK your statements are wrong. The genocides were not done by Armenians but rather by the Turks who massacred 1.5 million Armenians during WWI. To this day Turkey refuses to acknowledge it was a genocide when it fact it was.
  • Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan - Lithuania is your friend. Armenia - don't worry - lithuanians don't like turkish, we know that is genocide, and were agree with your idea, that turkish must pay you compensacia.
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  • I am sadden to think that such a great culture and civilization as Ancient Armenia was displaced by nomadic hordes that came from Central Asia (Turks). Mount Ararat belongs culturally and spiritually to Armenia. Armenians are Europeans and Turks are not. Although most Romanians don't dislike Turks, I beg to differ, I support the Armenian cause and don't agree with the Turkish point of view. It saddens me to think that such a great culture which spanned over a large territory in the Caucasus and Asia Minor was reduced to such a small country after the Turkish invasion. It is just not fair.
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  • This year I'm going to Yerevan!
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  • This year I want to visit Yerevan.
  • Interesting for its light design
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