History of Yerevan

The history of modern Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, traces its roots back to Erebuni Fortress[1][2][3] an ancient Urartian fortified monument from which also the modern city of Yerevan derives its name.[4][5][6] The earliest reference to Yerevan in the medieval records dates from 607 A.D.[1][7] Located one in the bottommost parts of the Armenian Highlands, the city lies on the banks of the rivers Getar and Hrazdan,[1] the easternmost end of the Ararat Plain (historically, the ancient Armenian province of Ayrarat[8][9][10]). Several ancient and medieval Armenian capitals are situated in the vicinity of Yerevan.[11] From the early 15th century onwards, the city was the administrative center of the Safavid Empire; in the mid-18th century it was proclaimed the capital of the Erivan Khanate, in 1918 - the capital of the First Republic of Armenia and in - 1920 - the capital of Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Since 1991, Yerevan has been the capital of the Third Republic of Armenia.

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