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Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) 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 i ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...

Prior to 20th century

* 782 BCE - Settlement founded by

Argishti I of Urartu Argishti I (), was the sixth known king of Urartu, reigning from 786 BC to 764 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan. Alternate transliterations of the name include ''Argishtis'', ''Ar ...

. * 590s CE -

Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan Holy Mother of God Katoghike Church of Avan ( hy, Ավանի Սուրբ Աստվածածին Կաթողիկե Եկեղեցի, Avani Surb Astvatsatsin Kat'oghike Yekeghets'i; also known as the church of Katoghike Tsiranavor, later renamed Surp Hovh ...

built. * 1582 - Turks in power. * 1583 -

Yerevan Fortress Erivan Fortress ( hy, Երևանի բերդը; ''Yerevani berdë''; fa, قلعه ایروان, ''Ghaleh-ye Iravân''; russian: Эриванская крепость ''E'rivanskaya krepost' '') was a 16th-century fortress in Yerevan. History ...

built. * 1615 - Town besieged by Turkish forces. * 1679 - 4 June:

1679 Armenia earthquake The 1679 Armenia earthquake (also called Yerevan earthquake or Garni earthquake) took place on June 4 in the Yerevan region of Armenia, then part of the Safavid Iran. Numerous buildings were destroyed as a result of the earthquake. In Yerevan ...

* 1830 -

Red Bridge Red Bridge may refer to: Structures *Red Bridge (border), on the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan * Red Bridge, Yerevan, Armenia *Red Bridge (Tasmania), Australia * Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge (known locally as the Red Bridge), Mansfield-et ...

rebuilt. * 1837 - Tsarskaya Street opens. * 1842 - Saint Sarkis Cathedral rebuilt. * 1873 - Population: 11,938. * 1877 -

Yerevan Ararat Wine Factory Yerevan Ararat Brandy Factory, officially known as the Yerevan Ararat Brandy-Wine-Vodka Factory ( hy, Երևանի Արարատ կոնյակի-գինու-օղու կոմբինատ), commonly known with its famous brand Noy, is a leading Armenian ...

in operation. * 1879 - Hovhannes Ghorghanyan becomes mayor. * 1897 -

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction usi ...

: 28,910.

20th century

* 1913 - Population: 34,000. * 1915 - Refugees from

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...

begin to arrive in yerevan. * 1918 - 28 May: Yerevan becomes capital of the

First Republic of Armenia The First Republic of Armenia, officially known at the time of its existence as the Republic of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետութիւն), was the first modern Armenian state since the loss of Armenian statehood in the Middle ...

. * 1920 ** 29 November: Bolsheviks in power. ** Yerevan becomes capital of

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...

. ** Nairi Cinema opens. * 1921 - Armenian State University established. * 1924 - Art school opens. * 1926 - Population: 64,613. * 1930 - Spartak Stadium built. * 1931 - Saint Nikolai Cathedral demolished. * 1933 - Opera Theater opens. * 1934 - ''

Golos Armenii ''Golos Armenii'' (russian: Голос Армении, "Voice of Armenia"), previously known as ''Kommunist'' («Коммунист», " heCommunist"), is a Russian language newspaper published in Yerevan, Armenia. Soviet period The newspaper wa ...

'' Russian-language newspaper begins publication. * 1936 ** City renamed "Yerevan." **

Moscow Cinema Moscow Cinema ( hy, Մոսկվա կինոթատրոն ''Moskva kinotatron''), is a cinema hall in the Armenian capital Yerevan, located at the Charles Aznavour Square, adjacent to Abovyan Street. History and structure The cinema was opened in 19 ...

opens. ** Komitas Pantheon (cemetery) established. * 1939 - Population: 200,031. * 1940 **

Yerevan Zoo The Yerevan Zoo, also known as the Zoological Garden of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի կենդաբանական այգի (''Yerevani kendabanakan aygi'')), is a zoo established in 1940 in Yerevan, Armenia. Animals At present the zoo is home to about ...

opens. ** Statue of Lenin erected in Lenin Square. * 1949 - Pushkin Park designed. * 1959 - Souren Spandaryan Square opens. * 1965 ** 24 April:

1965 Yerevan demonstrations The 1965 Yerevan demonstrations took place in Yerevan, Armenia on April 24, 1965, on the 50th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. It is said that this event constitutes the first step in the struggle for the recognition of the Armenian genocide ...

. ** Population: 623,000. * 1967 **

Mother Armenia Mother Armenia ( hy, Մայր Հայաստան ) is a female personification of Armenia. Her most public visual rendering is a monumental statue in Victory Park overlooking the capital city of Yerevan, Armenia. Mother Armenia statue in Yerevan ...

monument erected in Victory Park. ** Armenian Genocide memorial erected on

Tsitsernakaberd The Armenian Genocide Memorial complex ( hy, Հայոց ցեղասպանության զոհերի հուշահամալիր, ''Hayots tseghaspanutyan zoheri hushahamalir'', or Ծիծեռնակաբերդ, '' Tsitsernakaberd'') is Armenia's official ...

. * 1970s - Yerevan Museum of Contemporary Art established. * 1970 -

Hrazdan Stadium Hrazdan Stadium ( hy, Հրազդան մարզադաշտ) is a multi-use, all-seater stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, opened in 1970. Being the largest sports venue in Armenia, Hrazdan was mostly used for football matches. It was the home stadium of t ...

and Chess House open. * 1977 - Yerevan TV Tower erected. * 1979 - Population: 1,055,000. * 1980 -

Yerevan Cascade The Cascade ( hy, Կասկադ, ''Kaskad'') is a giant stairway made of limestone in Yerevan, Armenia. It links the downtown Kentron area of Yerevan with the Monument neighborhood ( Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun districts). Designed by architects J ...

built. * 1981 -

Yerevan Metro The Karen Demirchyan Yerevan Subway ( hy, Կարեն Դեմիրճյանի անվան Երևանի մետրոպոլիտեն, ''Karen Demirchyani anvan Yerevani metropoliten''; since December 1999), colloquially known as the Yerevan Metro ( hy, � ...

begins operating;

Marshal Baghramyan (metro station) Marshal Baghramyan ( hy, Մարշալ Բաղրամյան) is a Yerevan Metro station. It is one of the original metro stations in the city of Yerevan and was opened to the public on 7 March, 1981. It was known by the name Saralandzhi, until it ...

opens. * 1982 -

House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian The Aram Khachaturian House-Museum ( hy, Արամ Խաչատրյանի տուն-թանգարան) opened in Yerevan, Armenia in 1982 and is devoted to the exhibition of the Armenian composer Aram Khatchaturian's personal artifacts, as well as to t ...

opens. * 1983 - Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex opens. * 1985 - Population: 1,133,000 (estimate). * 1987 -

Garegin Nzhdeh Square (metro station) Garegin Nzhdeh Square ( hy, Գարեգին Նժդեհի Հրապարակ) is a Yerevan Metro The Karen Demirchyan Yerevan Subway ( hy, Կարեն Դեմիրճյանի անվան Երևանի մետրոպոլիտեն, ''Karen Demirchyani anv ...

opens. * 1988 ** 18–26 February: Major demonstration held in Yerevan demanding the unification of Karabakh with Armenia. ** 22 March: Demonstration. ** 26 March: Demonstration. ** 7 December: Influx of refugees following the

1988 Armenian earthquake The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake ( hy, Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ, ), occurred on December 7 at with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (''Devastating''). The shock occurre ...

. * 1991 ** 21 September:

Armenian independence referendum, 1991 An independence referendum was held in the Armenia SSR on 21 September 1991 to determine whether to secede from the Soviet Union. It followed a declaration of independence on 23 August 1990. 99.5% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 95 ...

held. ** '' Azg'' and ''

Yerkir ''Yerkir'' (, literally "Country") is the official newspaper of the Supreme Body of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). The first issue of ''Yerkir'' was published on August 27, 1991 in Yerevan. Since April 2002 it is also published in ...

'' newspapers in publication. * 1992 ** Football Club Pyunik formed. **

Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (or ACCEA; , or NPAK) is a contemporary art institution founded in 1992, and located in Yerevan, capital of Armenia. About ACCEA/NPAK was founded in 1992 by Sonia Balassanian and her husband Edw ...

active. * 1993 - Yerevan Stock Exchange established. * 1994 - Food demonstration. * 1996 - September: Protest following

Armenian presidential election, 1996 Presidential elections were held in Armenia on 22 September 1996. The result was a victory for Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who received 51% of the vote. Turnout was 60%. Background The 1996 presidential election was the second presidential election af ...

21st century

* 2001 - Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre opens. * 2003 **

Yervand Zakharyan Yervand Zakharyan ( hy, Երվանդ Զախարյան; born 14 May 1946) is an Armenian politician and the former mayor of the Armenian capital Yerevan. He is a member of the country's Republican Party and was the 8th mayor of the Armenian capit ...

becomes mayor. ** Armenian International Policy Research Group headquartered in city. * 2004 **

Yerevan International Film Festival The ''Golden Apricot'' Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) ( hy, «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia. The festival was founded in 2004 w ...

begins. ** Yerevan City Hall built. * 2007 -

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relationship established with

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, USA. * 2008 - February–March:

2008 Armenian presidential election protests A series of anti-government riots took place in Armenia following presidential elections held on 19 February 2008. Protests broke out in the Armenian capital Yerevan, organized by supporters of presidential candidate and former president Levon ...

. * 2009 -

Cafesjian Museum of Art Officially, Cafesjian Center for the Arts (CCA, Armenian: (Gafesčyan arvesti kentron), also known as the Cafesjian Museum Foundation) is an art museum in Yerevan, Armenia. It is located at the central Kentron District, in and around the Yerevan ...

opens. * 2011 ** Yerevan Velodrome and Mordechai Navi Synagogue open. **

Taron Margaryan Taron Andraniki Margaryan ( arm, Տարոն Անդրանիկի Մարգարյան, born 17 April 1978, Yerevan) is a politician from Armenia. He was the 11th mayor of Yerevan from 2011 to 2018. Head of community and early career From 2001 to 2 ...

becomes mayor. ** Population: 1,060,138. * 2012 - City named

World Book Capital The World Book Capital (WBC) is an initiative of UNESCO which recognises cities for promoting books and fostering reading for a year starting on April 23rd, World Book and Copyright Day. Cities designated as UNESCO World Book Capital carry out act ...

by UNESCO. * 2014 -

Yerevan Mall Yerevan Mall ( hy, Երևան Մոլ) is a shopping mall located on Arshakunyats Avenue, Yerevan, Armenia. Opened in 2014, it is the largest mall in Armenia in terms of number of stores and total floor area. Carrefour hypermarket was opened in th ...

in business. * 2018 - April:

2018 Armenian protests The 2018 Armenian Revolution, most commonly known in Armenia as #MerzhirSerzhin ( hy, ՄերժիրՍերժին, meaning "#RejectSerzh"), was a series of anti-government protests in Armenia from April to May 2018 staged by various political and ...

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